Newly Diagnosed
Hello lovely ladies, I was diagnosed 3 weeks ago following after a routine mammogram. At the call back session at BreastScreen they told me I had breast cancer and had to wait the agonising week to f...
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Hi @Flossy, my diagnosis is tracking alongside yours, having arrived via a different path and with a different treatment plan. I was found to have a BRCA1 mutation, then 3 weeks ago at my first mammogram and U/S, IDC and DCIS was detected, ER & PR positive, HER2 equivocal – which can’t be felt. My MRI also showed possible DCIS in both breasts. After much soul searching, because of the BRCA1 status I’ve decided to have a bilateral mastectomy and sentinel node biopsy, with immediate expander reconstruction on 5th September; followed by implants in a few months. I’ve also just turned 50, and am an RN – sometimes I think the extra knowledge we have doesn’t always help us.
I agree with @kezmusc, one minute you feel like you’ve got this and the next you’re scared stiff. Even though my decision is made and an operation date has been set I’m riding an emotional roller-coaster, shifting between “this is no big deal” to “OMG this isn’t happening”. For the most part I think my head is down in the sand trying to ignore “that day” which is rapidly approaching.
The women on this forum are amazingly supportive and generous with helpful advice and comments. I am still a bit of a silent stalker of the posts, as my brain is all over the place, but the few times I have put my toe in the water, the feedback I have received has been invaluable.
We’ve got this; we can tread the path together. Have an absolutely fantastic 50th celebration in Fiji. The glorious sand, sun and shared time with family will take you to a “happy place” in those times when the journey gets hard. Sharyn xx