Hi my name is Debbie I am 47 years old I have three adult children and work full time. After my second mammogram in May 2010 (first in 2008) I received a call back and my world was turned upside down. I had a mastectomy and an axillary clearance on 20th July 2010 due to ILC of my left breast, the tumour was 7cm and 7 of the 10 lymph nodes removed tested positive. I start 6 months of chemo on Thursday following by 5 weeks of radio, then hormone therapy. Waiting for the test results and the unknown has been a living nightmare, I am drowning in emotion even though I have a a fantastic partner, family and friends. I'm trying to take one day at a time but feel that connecting with others who have gone down a similar path and surivived will give me hope....................