Lobular breast cancer just diagnosed
Hello everyone, I'm new to this , I've only found out about my diagnosis one week ago and been going through a lot of testing over the week. I'm waiting on results of MRI on breasts, I had yesterday b...
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I saw my surgeon a few days ago, & he took more blood from where it's swollen, then gave me a script for Exemestane ( Aromasin)
I asked again how he's going to check that I stay cancer free but he seemed very blasé about it now, saying he didn't think it'd be necessary ?!
I thought before he had mentioned CT scans and ultra sounds, but now maybe nothing, I would feel happier knowing I could have yearly checks somehow.
I'm going to start the hormone blocker tonight with dinner. Hope it agrees with me. At least that helps to stop the cancer coming back.
The pain along the scar line of my double mastectomy is still getting quite sore in the night, & under my arms, so I take a pain killer at night, even though it's been three weeks now, so surely it should be better by now?
Anyway, hope everyone's going as well as they can,
Take care x
I asked again how he's going to check that I stay cancer free but he seemed very blasé about it now, saying he didn't think it'd be necessary ?!
I thought before he had mentioned CT scans and ultra sounds, but now maybe nothing, I would feel happier knowing I could have yearly checks somehow.
I'm going to start the hormone blocker tonight with dinner. Hope it agrees with me. At least that helps to stop the cancer coming back.
The pain along the scar line of my double mastectomy is still getting quite sore in the night, & under my arms, so I take a pain killer at night, even though it's been three weeks now, so surely it should be better by now?
Anyway, hope everyone's going as well as they can,
Take care x