Just diagnosed but cannot even contact a surgeon until 9th January. Stress levels high.

Hi!  Good luck with your appointment!  Let us know how you got on!  We are all in the same boat at varying stages of the trip we are on and happy to calm your nerves where we can!
Take care xx

Hey Unicornkisses, It doesn't matter if tomorrow you end up having a good stress relieving cry because at the end of tomorrow you are that one step closer to being cancer free and its a very very emotional ride. Come back and let us know how you go. Best wishes Xx Cath

My first Surgeon appointment date is tomorrow. At the moment I am calm and organised for it, probably tomorrow I will be shaking and stressed, but finally we are started. Thank you, ladies, you got me through the waiting period better than I had expected.

Thank you for all your information. Yes, I will feel much better once I have a treatment plan and can see the way forward. I took the long weekend away with my husband to stay with a couple of close friends in their holiday unit. It was just what we needed, and even managed to forget about it all for a while, we even went fishing where my girlfriend slipped and fell in the river fully clothed, we laughed so hard our sides ached, it really helped. Now we are closer to the 9th and I have to work this week which will occupy me. I still feel like I have been punched in the chest every time I remember, but am much calmer about it all with all the information and support here. You have really helped.

Hello Unicornkisses, sorry to hear your have joined our group but you will also find so much knowledge and support here.  I can just imagine your frustration in having to wait for what must feel an eternity, especially during Christmas. From my diagnosis (routine mammogram) to surgery was 11 days and I just couldn't wait to get the cancer out of me! My doctor told me that if I needed time to weigh up surgery options, to go home and think about it for a couple of weeks & it wouldn't make any difference to the cancer in that time.  Although you said you had stage 2 IDC,  you will have a clearer understanding of your cancer post op once your results come through. The specialist at Breastscreen told me that he expected my IDC would be between a grade 2 & 3.  Ended up being only grade 1, so nothing is certain until you get your full histology report. 
Waiting is dreadful but you will feel soooo much better when you have a treatment plan. I hope the next 10 days go quickly for you, that you are able to find some peaceful and happy moments.
Let us know how you are doing and don't forget we are all here for you.  Jane xx

Hi im 4 years cancer free and you to will kick its but. Time becomes filled with so many appointments so just take this time to enjoy life, l know all you can think about is get this bugger out! The my journey kit has an invaluable cd in it for partners. My hubby listned to it in the car, l know cause l found it. I didnt give it to him just left it under his nose. I wish you well. Adean xx

Hey @Unicornkisses

I detected my cancer on Christmas eve last year and didn't end up having surgery until February. 

It was like over the holiday season nobody wanted to find cancer because it would be inconvenient for them.

I spent the entire Christmas to New Year stretch with it in the back of my mind just festering with what in my gut I knew was there and wasn't being treated, so I understand on some level how effing frustrating it can be and how exhausting it is to feel so powerless in the face of what feels like flippancy.

The positive is that the reason they felt confident to leave my surgery so long after biopsy is that the results didn't indicate an accelerated growth rate. I'm really hoping this is also the case for you. As you said, Cancer doesn't take a holiday.

Hang tight. Just a few more days. You can do this.

Nice to read you're feeling a little positive. We're all here to help ease the emotional part. 
Take care 

Thank you to everyone for your insight, suggestions and support, I am reading it all and slowly digesting it. Yes, I have ordered the kit, thank you, and downloaded some of the fact sheets. I started today feeling desperate and thanks to your posts actually ended the day feeling positive and actually laughing a little, thank you. Waiting is horrid, but now I am more resigned to it. 

Hi @Unicornkisses, if you haven't done it already, I encourage you to order a My Journey Kit. It's a free resource packed with information and a journal. Some people devour it and others read it slowly over time as needed. It's free and you can order it online here.