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I really need understanding. About 3 months ago I noticed some dimpling on my rt breast around the areola. It's not painful, there is no swelling, itching or burning. No lump in or around the area. Just the dimpling. Does anyone know about this and what it could be? I have an appointment scheduled tomorrow with my doctor, but the more I read, the more I couldn't help but do this post. Has anyone else experienced something like this? After reading all types of posts - I'm starting to get a little worried. Anyone? Any information? Do I have anything to be worried about?
Thank you!
Thank you!
Ok. This is just an update. I did go to my doctor and had a digital mamogram and an ultrasound. I'm now scheduled for a biopsy this Friday. I'll keep updates coming.
Nothing I or anyone else says will reassure you until you get the results of the biopsy. I know it is happening very fast, but the doctors are doing all the right things. Fingers crossed you get a good result. Keep us updated.
Thank you so much for your reply! I'm beginning to feel a little bit over dramatic concerning this. I am 46 and have never been sick or in the hospital or even had a baby and so being scared is a new concept for me. I keep thinking that it will be nothing - but I'm really not sure and Friday just seems for far away. Any who, I just wanted to say thank you for replying. I do not feel so alone now.
It is only natural to be scared whether you have been in hospital before or not. So many women are getting breast cancer these days, but you were sensible enough to get it checked out. I only wish my friends took my advise when I was diagnoised to go get mammograms. One of the friends has now found something and has to go for a Mammogram next Tuesday, I am really worried for her.
I'm sure Friday cannot come quick enough for you, but it will be here soon enough. For your own sake, when getting the biopsy ask the doctor how long it will be before you get the results, at least then you know how long you will have to wait to get the results rather than waiting for that elusive phone call. Put pressure on the doctor where you can to get a speedy result. The waiting is the worst. I hope you get a good result.
I'm sure Friday cannot come quick enough for you, but it will be here soon enough. For your own sake, when getting the biopsy ask the doctor how long it will be before you get the results, at least then you know how long you will have to wait to get the results rather than waiting for that elusive phone call. Put pressure on the doctor where you can to get a speedy result. The waiting is the worst. I hope you get a good result.
Thank you so much for your post. I will pray for your friend that all turns out well for her. AND thank you for the tip to pressure my doctor for a result date! That I will do. Many thanks and I will keep you updated.
HELLO THERE I AM IN THE SAME BOAT AS YOU...THIS WAITING IS CRAZY...I HAVE FLUID IN BOTH BREAST AND MANY LUMPS IN BOTH...I FOUND BY LUMP ON FRIDAY AND THOUGHT I WAS JUST BEING OVER REACTING TILL I SEEN DR ON MONDAY AND SAID THAT I HAD SEVERAL AND FLUID GEZZZZZZZ GREAT I AM GOING TO ANOTHER TOMORROW FOR MAMMO AND ULTRA, SO SAY A PRAYER FOR A STRANGER AND I WILL DO THE SAME FOR YOU....TAKE CARE AND GOD BLESS
Hang in there! Like you said the waiting will absolutely drive you crazy. I know how you feel about the over-reacting part. I've always been kind of hyper - so, immediately every possibility ran through my head. I had to tell myself (over and over) do not get too excited. At least until I know that there is someting to get 'excited' about. I will pray for peace for you during the waiting time and that all turns out well for you. Try not to worry and God bless to you too!
Jazzercise is my twin sister. To Irishgal2, thank you so much for responding! We were not sure anyone was out there. I will also pray for your friends mammogram to have positive results.
To EAST1, I will also say prayers for you and now you are not a stranger:-)
To EAST1, I will also say prayers for you and now you are not a stranger:-)
Just a little info on me and my twin - we live 4 states apart. She lives in Amarillo, Texas and I live in the very NE part of Clarkesville, Georgia. We live thru the computer and cell phone. Technology is great!
Well, I went for my biopsy Friday and they were going to do a core biopsy. But due to where 'it' is at and how small, they opted to just go in and take out the whole thing. I will have that done this coming Tuesday and thankfully they will knock me out! I'm almost relieved that I will be asleep during the procedure AND if it turns out to be something bad, then it's out. The doctor did say that it was not moving and had ill-defined edges. He explained the whole procedure and I feel complete peace right now. It's the opposite of what I have been feeling. I think I have a whole lot of people praying for me. Thank you Lord! I will keep posting to let anyone who wants to know the outcome of this, uh, situation. Peace to all on this coming Thanksgiving!
Well, I have received my results. Not good I'm afraid. I have Invasive/Infiltrating Ductal cancer. :-( I'm going back to the doctor next week to see what my options are. Right now, it's pointing to a mastectomy or partial mastectomy/lumpectomy. Unfortunately I have very small breasts and a partial will leave me deformed.
I will give further info as I find out. Peace to all and Happy Thanksgiving. I do know that I caught my cancer very, very early, so I'm sure I will be one of the lucky ones.
I will give further info as I find out. Peace to all and Happy Thanksgiving. I do know that I caught my cancer very, very early, so I'm sure I will be one of the lucky ones.
Ah, I'm really sorry you received bad news. I guess all on this web site hope to hear that one else has been saved the hurt and upset of breast cancer.
I too have small breasts (b cup) and had a lumpectomy. My lump was not near the nipple. My breast looks normal but is definitely a different size to the good breast. I insert my implant (I call it a chicken fillet as that is what it looks like) into the pocket of the special bra and it balances me up nicely. I can remember back when I was diagnoised and the reason I did not need a mastectomy was because the lump was just under 2cm and away from the nipple. At the time I spoke to the doctor about reconstruction and if I can remember correctly he said that reconstruction may be easier on a full mastectomy. However I think you should ask your Surgeon up front about reconstruction as they may be the deciding factor for which option you take.
Let me know how the results unfold and hopefully the other ladies on the site can help you through it.
Believe me there is an end to it, I just finished my radiation last Monday after 6.5 weeks and now I am taking the drug Tamoxifen (anti oestrogen hormone drug).
Thinking of you and sorry it is not a good Thanksgiving for you.
I too have small breasts (b cup) and had a lumpectomy. My lump was not near the nipple. My breast looks normal but is definitely a different size to the good breast. I insert my implant (I call it a chicken fillet as that is what it looks like) into the pocket of the special bra and it balances me up nicely. I can remember back when I was diagnoised and the reason I did not need a mastectomy was because the lump was just under 2cm and away from the nipple. At the time I spoke to the doctor about reconstruction and if I can remember correctly he said that reconstruction may be easier on a full mastectomy. However I think you should ask your Surgeon up front about reconstruction as they may be the deciding factor for which option you take.
Let me know how the results unfold and hopefully the other ladies on the site can help you through it.
Believe me there is an end to it, I just finished my radiation last Monday after 6.5 weeks and now I am taking the drug Tamoxifen (anti oestrogen hormone drug).
Thinking of you and sorry it is not a good Thanksgiving for you.
Hey you, thank you so much for your comforting words. Despite all, I had an absolutely wonderful Thanksgiving. Being with family is all one can ask for. I still feel blessed, somehow. I know I won't die from this and all my kids and grandson and husband are healthy. I actually think it is harder on my husband and twin sister than it is on me. I know they feel helpless. BUT we all have high hopes and are confident that I will get thru this and be healthy and normal one day.
I have done some research on reconstruction and I'm going to ask my doc about the tram flap reconstruction method. He did say that he would do the mastecomy and the sentinel node biopsy at the same time AND the reconstruction. All one surgery. YEA! Get in, get it done and get out. :-)
That is if all comes back clear on the lymph nodes. My consult for a complete 'picture' of the surgery is this Thursday and then surgery next Tuesday.
I'm glad that you have finished your radiation! Yea! I'm so happy for you! Would you mind telling me about the radiation...how they do it...how your body reacted to it? I know I will get the details from my doc Thursday but a woman who has just gone thru it could shed the most light. What type of cancer did you have? Was it IDC too?
Hey, how did the mammogram turn out for your friend? Didn't she have it last Tuesday? Inquiring minds want to know. Talk to you soon!
I have done some research on reconstruction and I'm going to ask my doc about the tram flap reconstruction method. He did say that he would do the mastecomy and the sentinel node biopsy at the same time AND the reconstruction. All one surgery. YEA! Get in, get it done and get out. :-)
That is if all comes back clear on the lymph nodes. My consult for a complete 'picture' of the surgery is this Thursday and then surgery next Tuesday.
I'm glad that you have finished your radiation! Yea! I'm so happy for you! Would you mind telling me about the radiation...how they do it...how your body reacted to it? I know I will get the details from my doc Thursday but a woman who has just gone thru it could shed the most light. What type of cancer did you have? Was it IDC too?
Hey, how did the mammogram turn out for your friend? Didn't she have it last Tuesday? Inquiring minds want to know. Talk to you soon!
Hi,
You are normal, maybe ever super normal like the rest of us and let nobody tell you different. I think my Mam and my husband took the news the hardest. Like your twin and husband, they too felt helpless. My mother would have taken my illness in the blink of an eye, sure is'nt that what Mam's do, anything for their child. She never said how she really felt all along just stayed strong for me, but I could see it in her eyes especially when her little girls long golden ginger locks fell out, it had always been my pride and joy. But you know what, my family got through it just like me. If anything, it made them appreciate me more. My youngest brother Ed surprised me with a trip to Norway last Monday evening, the day I finished my radiotherapy, to see our other brother Ferg who lives in Trondheim in Norway. I was really touched. They would not let me put my hand in my pocket as too my sister in law. I decided to wait to start my Tamoxifen until I came back on Saturday and I know hot flushes and nights sweats can be a sympthom of the drug and I did'nt fancy having my first experience of this with my 2 brother's beside me - there are some things that they could never understand!!!!!
I had my treatment in St. Luke's hospital in Dublin and I have to say it is the best hospital in the country with the most extradionary people. Considering it is a cancer hospital, the atmosphere is almost holistic, peaceful and up beat.
I was to receive 5 weeks of radiation to the full breast wall area on my lright side and then a booster of 1.5 weeks to the area where the lump was. If you are under 50 in Ireland and diagnoised with breast cancer, you automatically receive the booster treatment after standard radiotherapy.
Of all the treatments for breast cancer, I found this the easiest and least invasive. I was sent to the same unit (machine) every day for my treatment and therefore had the same team of radiation therapists looking after me. All 5 of them were very nice and one was a guy called Brendan who was slagged by us all, but he was good fun and I did not feel akward about a guy other than my hubbie feeling my breasts every day! My breasts have never received so much attention!!!
Basically it is all in the positioning. A few weeks before you start your treatment, you go through the planning stage. You lie on a bed similar to that for MRI's, bone scans etc which is moveable and your arms is stretched up behind you on the bed. You are marked with tiny blue tatoos. They can be temporary or permanent. They are literally dots, so I chose permanent ones. So now you are set up.
The daily treatment took about 10 mins in all max. The longest part of the treatment for me was placing me in the exact and I do me mm exact position on the bed. Once this is done, they zapped me for 30 seconds approx from 2 angles. You just hear a sound. The machine moves not you and it does not come close to you so it is not frightening. You literally notice nothing but the sound, feel nothing and smell nothing. You get dress again and then off you go, just like that. I am very fair and the doctor who saw me weekly was very pleased with my skin. The only effect I got on my skin was a large redish square on the breast and breast wall area. It just looked like mild sunburn. It was a little sensitive to touch and I did not use any perfumed substances on the area. I used E45 shower gel and then after two weeks put on E45 moisturising cream on the area at night and washed it off in the morning. My nipple was a little sore at the end of the 5 weeks as it stands up and a bit dry but it did not cause me much discomfort. It was suggested to me not to wear a bra during my treatment which I did not to avoid rubbing. I then had my booster and by the end of the last session the smaller box area was quite red and a little burn on the top outside near the crease in my arm. However a few days of aloe vera gel and it is well on the mend. This is just my experience, it may be different for everyone. The radiation did not cause me to be tired but rather the 2 hour drive each way Mon to Fri to 6.5 weeks tired me out. But I have to say it flew by, much quicker than I expected. I do not know the name of the radiation I received, I think there may be a few different ones, but this was the standard, I know that. So all in all, radiation over chemo anytime!!
Your lump sounds small, so there is a very good chance that it will not have spread to your lymph nodes, keep positive about this.
My cancer was IDC. I was stage 1 i.e. 1.9cm lump, Grade 111 cancer, ER and PR positive (hormone sensitive), Her2 negative, no lymph node involvement and no secondaries. All round a good diagnosis, but still it is always hovering at the back of my mind, I guess it always will even after hopefully 5 years clear.
My oncologist recommended me for chemo for the following reasons:
- age 39 at diagnosis
- cancer was a grade 111, which is aggressive and fast growing (tends to be so in younger victims)
- pre menopausal.
You may not need chemo, it will depend on your age, menopausal status, receptor status, grade status and lumph node status. I had 4 cycles of AC regimen. I will tell you about that if and only if you have to have chemo, fingers crossed you don't.
In Ireland everyone with breast cancer automatically receives radiation, I don't know about the US.
Good luck with the 3 in 1, as you said, get in and out. It will be a longer operation and longer recovery time, but all least it will be all over then.
Let me know how you get on with the Consultant tomorrow.
I am going back to work 4 days a week on Monday, it will be a shock to the system. I have been working on an off the past 8 months since diagnosis, I could come and go as I please. Now I will be back to clocking in - help!!!
My friend Rhona got on ok I think, but sometimes she is deliberately vague. They could see some clarification in her breast, but said they don't think it is anything to worry about, but she is having a biopsy on Tuesday. The picture does not fit, but I will just go with the flow. Hopefully the biopsy will confirm that everything is ok. Her Mam died of breast cancer many years ago. Thanks for asking.
Talk later.
Annette.
You are normal, maybe ever super normal like the rest of us and let nobody tell you different. I think my Mam and my husband took the news the hardest. Like your twin and husband, they too felt helpless. My mother would have taken my illness in the blink of an eye, sure is'nt that what Mam's do, anything for their child. She never said how she really felt all along just stayed strong for me, but I could see it in her eyes especially when her little girls long golden ginger locks fell out, it had always been my pride and joy. But you know what, my family got through it just like me. If anything, it made them appreciate me more. My youngest brother Ed surprised me with a trip to Norway last Monday evening, the day I finished my radiotherapy, to see our other brother Ferg who lives in Trondheim in Norway. I was really touched. They would not let me put my hand in my pocket as too my sister in law. I decided to wait to start my Tamoxifen until I came back on Saturday and I know hot flushes and nights sweats can be a sympthom of the drug and I did'nt fancy having my first experience of this with my 2 brother's beside me - there are some things that they could never understand!!!!!
I had my treatment in St. Luke's hospital in Dublin and I have to say it is the best hospital in the country with the most extradionary people. Considering it is a cancer hospital, the atmosphere is almost holistic, peaceful and up beat.
I was to receive 5 weeks of radiation to the full breast wall area on my lright side and then a booster of 1.5 weeks to the area where the lump was. If you are under 50 in Ireland and diagnoised with breast cancer, you automatically receive the booster treatment after standard radiotherapy.
Of all the treatments for breast cancer, I found this the easiest and least invasive. I was sent to the same unit (machine) every day for my treatment and therefore had the same team of radiation therapists looking after me. All 5 of them were very nice and one was a guy called Brendan who was slagged by us all, but he was good fun and I did not feel akward about a guy other than my hubbie feeling my breasts every day! My breasts have never received so much attention!!!
Basically it is all in the positioning. A few weeks before you start your treatment, you go through the planning stage. You lie on a bed similar to that for MRI's, bone scans etc which is moveable and your arms is stretched up behind you on the bed. You are marked with tiny blue tatoos. They can be temporary or permanent. They are literally dots, so I chose permanent ones. So now you are set up.
The daily treatment took about 10 mins in all max. The longest part of the treatment for me was placing me in the exact and I do me mm exact position on the bed. Once this is done, they zapped me for 30 seconds approx from 2 angles. You just hear a sound. The machine moves not you and it does not come close to you so it is not frightening. You literally notice nothing but the sound, feel nothing and smell nothing. You get dress again and then off you go, just like that. I am very fair and the doctor who saw me weekly was very pleased with my skin. The only effect I got on my skin was a large redish square on the breast and breast wall area. It just looked like mild sunburn. It was a little sensitive to touch and I did not use any perfumed substances on the area. I used E45 shower gel and then after two weeks put on E45 moisturising cream on the area at night and washed it off in the morning. My nipple was a little sore at the end of the 5 weeks as it stands up and a bit dry but it did not cause me much discomfort. It was suggested to me not to wear a bra during my treatment which I did not to avoid rubbing. I then had my booster and by the end of the last session the smaller box area was quite red and a little burn on the top outside near the crease in my arm. However a few days of aloe vera gel and it is well on the mend. This is just my experience, it may be different for everyone. The radiation did not cause me to be tired but rather the 2 hour drive each way Mon to Fri to 6.5 weeks tired me out. But I have to say it flew by, much quicker than I expected. I do not know the name of the radiation I received, I think there may be a few different ones, but this was the standard, I know that. So all in all, radiation over chemo anytime!!
Your lump sounds small, so there is a very good chance that it will not have spread to your lymph nodes, keep positive about this.
My cancer was IDC. I was stage 1 i.e. 1.9cm lump, Grade 111 cancer, ER and PR positive (hormone sensitive), Her2 negative, no lymph node involvement and no secondaries. All round a good diagnosis, but still it is always hovering at the back of my mind, I guess it always will even after hopefully 5 years clear.
My oncologist recommended me for chemo for the following reasons:
- age 39 at diagnosis
- cancer was a grade 111, which is aggressive and fast growing (tends to be so in younger victims)
- pre menopausal.
You may not need chemo, it will depend on your age, menopausal status, receptor status, grade status and lumph node status. I had 4 cycles of AC regimen. I will tell you about that if and only if you have to have chemo, fingers crossed you don't.
In Ireland everyone with breast cancer automatically receives radiation, I don't know about the US.
Good luck with the 3 in 1, as you said, get in and out. It will be a longer operation and longer recovery time, but all least it will be all over then.
Let me know how you get on with the Consultant tomorrow.
I am going back to work 4 days a week on Monday, it will be a shock to the system. I have been working on an off the past 8 months since diagnosis, I could come and go as I please. Now I will be back to clocking in - help!!!
My friend Rhona got on ok I think, but sometimes she is deliberately vague. They could see some clarification in her breast, but said they don't think it is anything to worry about, but she is having a biopsy on Tuesday. The picture does not fit, but I will just go with the flow. Hopefully the biopsy will confirm that everything is ok. Her Mam died of breast cancer many years ago. Thanks for asking.
Talk later.
Annette.
Hi Annette! My new friend! Well, I have a NEW game plan. After the consult last Thursday, I have found out that Tram Flap reconstruction is what I want. However, it is really more involved than I first had thought. They will be using muscle from my abdomen to reconstruct my breasts. I am a size A so this shouldn't be much to construct. :-) But due to the reconstruction they have to do the Sentinel Node Biopsy prior to the mastectomy. I am electing to have a double mastectomy. After all research and finding out that I have 11% chance of the cancer coming back in my remaining breast and the fact that you can only do the Tram Flap one time only. If you do it for the right breast and then get cancer 3 years later in the left breast - I would have to have a different kind of reconstruction. I have a come a long way in being okay with this whole thinig. I think that it will be a long road - but in the end, I will be alive and have new boobs. :-) I really don't think I will have to have chemo or radiation due to several factors: 1. I'm having a double mastecomy, 2. Not in the lymph nodes (of course this may change). 3. pre-menopausal and 4. Cancer was grade 2 and only 9.0 mm.
So, that's where I am.
Don't forget to tell me how it turns out for Rhona. Tell her some crazy lady in Georgia, USA is praying for her.
Best wishes and prayers for you too!
Judy
So, that's where I am.
Don't forget to tell me how it turns out for Rhona. Tell her some crazy lady in Georgia, USA is praying for her.
Best wishes and prayers for you too!
Judy
Hi Judy,
Is'nt it amazing how quickly we can all become experts on things we knew nothing about a few months ago!! You have certainly done your homework and you sound very confident in your decision, good for you. The best of luck with the surgery, thinking of you and hope all goes well.
My friend Rhona is getting her biopsy tomorrow and I met her for a cuppa on Friday and she is very nervous. Thanks for saying a prayer for her.
Annette.
Is'nt it amazing how quickly we can all become experts on things we knew nothing about a few months ago!! You have certainly done your homework and you sound very confident in your decision, good for you. The best of luck with the surgery, thinking of you and hope all goes well.
My friend Rhona is getting her biopsy tomorrow and I met her for a cuppa on Friday and she is very nervous. Thanks for saying a prayer for her.
Annette.
Hi Annette,
It is amazing how qickly I have become an "expert" on these new things in my life. You are quite right there. Now I'm an expert on SNB's. I had that done yesterday and I have to tell you, I have never been so scared in my life! I think I might have read too much info on that subject. I read such horror stories about the pain of the first 2-4 injections. I had really worked myself up into quite a little 'mental' mess. They did not give me any type of topical cream/oitment and as far as the Lydocane (sp) for numbing...I would have to have 4 of them - then there would have been 8 total injections. Well, my nuclear medicine tech (who was the same age as my youngest, 23) was very comforting and very gentle and in the end I left it up to him as to what to do. He put the Lydocane in at the same time as the radioactive injection. So, yes I did feel something - but not for long. I ended up with 4 injections and 2 of them did sting quite a bit - but only for a short time. THEN the shots were done! The rest was non-stressful from there on out. By the time my tech had wheeled me into the room with the 'machine' to detect where the radioactive stuff was going (maybe 5 mins.) He had already detected 2 nodes! Yea! According to my husband, the doc only took out one big node and we should know something soon.
So, enough about that. How's Rhona doing? Any news yet? Inquiring minds want to know. Stay safe!
Judy
It is amazing how qickly I have become an "expert" on these new things in my life. You are quite right there. Now I'm an expert on SNB's. I had that done yesterday and I have to tell you, I have never been so scared in my life! I think I might have read too much info on that subject. I read such horror stories about the pain of the first 2-4 injections. I had really worked myself up into quite a little 'mental' mess. They did not give me any type of topical cream/oitment and as far as the Lydocane (sp) for numbing...I would have to have 4 of them - then there would have been 8 total injections. Well, my nuclear medicine tech (who was the same age as my youngest, 23) was very comforting and very gentle and in the end I left it up to him as to what to do. He put the Lydocane in at the same time as the radioactive injection. So, yes I did feel something - but not for long. I ended up with 4 injections and 2 of them did sting quite a bit - but only for a short time. THEN the shots were done! The rest was non-stressful from there on out. By the time my tech had wheeled me into the room with the 'machine' to detect where the radioactive stuff was going (maybe 5 mins.) He had already detected 2 nodes! Yea! According to my husband, the doc only took out one big node and we should know something soon.
So, enough about that. How's Rhona doing? Any news yet? Inquiring minds want to know. Stay safe!
Judy
Hi Judy,
Great, one more procedure down!!! Hopefully you will get good results from the node removed.
Rhona is going back to the hospital for her biopsy results tomorrow she is very nervous. The biopsy was very tramatic for her on Monday and took ages. She had to have it under Mammogram guidance. She fainted during the procedure as there was a lot of prodding, pulling and blood. Thankfully the next day she was back to her ould self. Say a prayer she gets a good result tomorrow.
Keep in touch.
Annette
Great, one more procedure down!!! Hopefully you will get good results from the node removed.
Rhona is going back to the hospital for her biopsy results tomorrow she is very nervous. The biopsy was very tramatic for her on Monday and took ages. She had to have it under Mammogram guidance. She fainted during the procedure as there was a lot of prodding, pulling and blood. Thankfully the next day she was back to her ould self. Say a prayer she gets a good result tomorrow.
Keep in touch.
Annette
Nodes are clean! Wahooo!!!! Thank you to the Lord! Prayers do get answered! Tomorrow I meet with my plastic surgeon, Monday with the oncologist and Thursday with my general surgeon. We'll probably schedule the "big" surgery on the 13th. Thanks for listening to my ravings! I'll keep you posted!
Poor Rhona! I feel so bad for her! I will say a prayer for her continued patience and peace. I'll pray that all turns out well with the results. Please keep me updated on her situation. Tell her prayers are being said for her!
Take care Annette,
Judy
Poor Rhona! I feel so bad for her! I will say a prayer for her continued patience and peace. I'll pray that all turns out well with the results. Please keep me updated on her situation. Tell her prayers are being said for her!
Take care Annette,
Judy
Hi Judy,
Must be the day for good news all round. That is brillant about the nodes, less treatment needed and much better prognosis for you. Rhona got her results today of her biopsy and all clear too, she is literally jumping over the moon. Yes I do believe that the man upstairs does listen sometimes and answers prayers.
Good luck with your surgery on 13th and let me know how your appointments go next week.
Take care.
Annette
Must be the day for good news all round. That is brillant about the nodes, less treatment needed and much better prognosis for you. Rhona got her results today of her biopsy and all clear too, she is literally jumping over the moon. Yes I do believe that the man upstairs does listen sometimes and answers prayers.
Good luck with your surgery on 13th and let me know how your appointments go next week.
Take care.
Annette
Hi; 1yr and 4 mos ago I had a mastectomy (complete) with reconstruction. I am now facing on the other side microcalcifications that I will probably have a partial mastectomy on. But this isn't about me.......
I read your thread and my heart goes out to you. Us survivors all know what you feel, all so well.
I will be praying for you on the 13th. Please keep us updated.
God Bless..............HE is watching over you and holding you in His hands
Ann
I read your thread and my heart goes out to you. Us survivors all know what you feel, all so well.
I will be praying for you on the 13th. Please keep us updated.
God Bless..............HE is watching over you and holding you in His hands
Ann
Hi Ann! Welcome to 'the thread'. :-) I'm sorry to hear about your new complication. You are now on the continued prayer list. Keep us updated so that we can say specific prayers.
I want to tell you that all of this? It's not about me either. I know it's my body and all - but I'm pretty sure this is about God. There is someone in my life that God is touching due to this. Sometimes I have a pity-party and feel pretty sorry for myself...but most of the time...I know it's not about me, it's about God. When I read your message, I was struck again that this is not about me either. When this 'thing' first started my twin sister and me talked at length and the first thing that hit both of us - was that it was not about me. (Okay, how many times have I have said that in this short message?? Sometimes I just go on and on....:-))
Any who, welcome girlfriend! Irishgal2, aka Annette, has been my lifeline during this time. She's the one whose been keeping me sane. Well, as sane as I was before this. Now, I may have said it wrong in my previous posts, but Thursday, the 13th is when I sit down with my surgeon and set a date for the surgery. I wish it WAS going to be on the 13th. That way I could get it over with and start the healing. Any who, I will let you both know when the date is. Thank you Annette for being there and Ann, welcome, and thank you too for your kind words,
Have good Mondays!
Judy
I want to tell you that all of this? It's not about me either. I know it's my body and all - but I'm pretty sure this is about God. There is someone in my life that God is touching due to this. Sometimes I have a pity-party and feel pretty sorry for myself...but most of the time...I know it's not about me, it's about God. When I read your message, I was struck again that this is not about me either. When this 'thing' first started my twin sister and me talked at length and the first thing that hit both of us - was that it was not about me. (Okay, how many times have I have said that in this short message?? Sometimes I just go on and on....:-))
Any who, welcome girlfriend! Irishgal2, aka Annette, has been my lifeline during this time. She's the one whose been keeping me sane. Well, as sane as I was before this. Now, I may have said it wrong in my previous posts, but Thursday, the 13th is when I sit down with my surgeon and set a date for the surgery. I wish it WAS going to be on the 13th. That way I could get it over with and start the healing. Any who, I will let you both know when the date is. Thank you Annette for being there and Ann, welcome, and thank you too for your kind words,
Have good Mondays!
Judy
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