Just felt like blogging...

Hi Celeste

Was amazed to read your blog as I am going through exactly what your are. My mum went in for a routine knee replacement in the UK and got a pulmonary embolism (clot on her lung) during her recovery.The scan they used to find the clot also found 3 lumps in her breast she had a mammogram and has had them all biopsied. With all the holidays etc that have happened it's been slow to get the results I phoned her Friday (she's still in hospital) to wish her Happy Royal Wedding watching and she told me that the result is not good not sure exactly what that means but is obviously BC she's 79 and I know that it's very slow growing at that age but of course I don't know how long she's had them. I am worrying a lot being so far away luckily my older sister will find out everything for me but she's away until tonight when I can ring her for more information. My father is a bit hopeless not keen on illnes and could hardly speak to me when I had my BC last year. My worry is like you the implications for my 2 sisters who both have daughters, my maternal grandmother died from ovarian cancer at 52 before any of  us were born ( only discovered this recently). So now I am thinking about genetic testing am seeing my surgeon in a few weeks and will have mum's results by then so will have a chat to him and see what he thinks. Having gone from not having a family history of cancer all of a sudden I have one - it's quite scarey. Mum is pretty philisophical about it all and thinks they should " just cut it off dear" and I'll be fine. Just want to give her a big hug every time i speak to her. She's has a rough ride with the knee op and doesn't deserve this at all.

It's the first time I have really talked about it with any one out side the family and feels good to off load.

Thanks

Sarah