Hi all. Just posting to release some steam really !! Had a mammogram two weeks ago and got a call back letter on Friday - not specific about why. Went to the clinic yesterday - 3D mammogram, ultrasound and biopsies and then a face to face with the consultant radiographer. Took me through the scans and said that she is 99% sure that we’re looking at a malignant tumour on the right side. Biopsies will confirm, but in the meantime she’s made an appointment for me to see the surgical team on Friday of next week. She’s as sure as she can be that there’s no lymph gland involvement, but again biopsies will confirm, and she passed me on to the breast care nurse to explain what happens next.
Basically they think they’ve caught it at an early stage and they’re hopefully that it can be treated with minimal surgery - possibly vacuum extraction under anaesthetic as a day case. They’re waiting for the biopsies to confirm the type of cancer it is and what treatment it responds to best, before deciding whether to do ‘belt and braces’ treatment before and after surgery with either chemo or radiotherapy. I think what I’m asking is if anyone has had a similar experience, and how it was for you. Thanks in advance.
