My journey of B C
Hi everyone, I was formally diagnosed BC with multifocal invasive lobular carcinoma from biopsy 2 days before Christmas in 2016. I had lumpectomy and sentinel nodes biopsy 2 days before New Year. I...
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Hi Rita,
Thank you for your reply. I am so happy for you and your friend doing well. I was very lucky caught it early. I felt one lump was only 5mm, the radiographer found another one was only 3mm when I went in for biopsy. The small one didn't get picked up by my first ultrasound and mammograms. I didn't know that there is offer of first mammograms for 40 years old. I am sure there are a lot of people don't know.
I was very hard to tell my children about it, I cried so much when I was thinking what and how to tell them. My 15 years old girl responded really well and gave me lots of reassurance after she did a little research online. I felt she suddenly became a mature young woman. My 9 years old boy didn't show much emotion initially, but since then he often comes up to me and asks me "do you need anything I can get for you mum?". He always hugs and kisses me and telling me he loves me so much. It gives me so much comfort. This school holiday has been the best ever, my husband has been able to take leave from work from the day I told him I have BC until next week. Both of us have been always working hard, we never spent the whole summer holiday together with the children. Despite my misfortune, we enjoyed so much spending time together. It helped me so much to get through this difficult time.
I won't need chemo or radio if I choose to have mastectomy, I will need take Tamoxifen for 5 years. I am lucky enough not losing my hair, but I will lose my breast.
All the best! Lots of love and hugs for you!
Thank you for your reply. I am so happy for you and your friend doing well. I was very lucky caught it early. I felt one lump was only 5mm, the radiographer found another one was only 3mm when I went in for biopsy. The small one didn't get picked up by my first ultrasound and mammograms. I didn't know that there is offer of first mammograms for 40 years old. I am sure there are a lot of people don't know.
I was very hard to tell my children about it, I cried so much when I was thinking what and how to tell them. My 15 years old girl responded really well and gave me lots of reassurance after she did a little research online. I felt she suddenly became a mature young woman. My 9 years old boy didn't show much emotion initially, but since then he often comes up to me and asks me "do you need anything I can get for you mum?". He always hugs and kisses me and telling me he loves me so much. It gives me so much comfort. This school holiday has been the best ever, my husband has been able to take leave from work from the day I told him I have BC until next week. Both of us have been always working hard, we never spent the whole summer holiday together with the children. Despite my misfortune, we enjoyed so much spending time together. It helped me so much to get through this difficult time.
I won't need chemo or radio if I choose to have mastectomy, I will need take Tamoxifen for 5 years. I am lucky enough not losing my hair, but I will lose my breast.
All the best! Lots of love and hugs for you!