The night I was told of my diagnoses I was ok until I couldn't sleep then I went driving and ended up at my mum and sisters house knocked on the door and started crying uncontrollably for about half and hour then settled down and thought I need to be strong and fight with all that I have and not let this get me down.
The week I found out that I had breast cancer my world changed it was now all about Doctors appointments and tests.
First I had to have an ultra sound pain free and pretty much like an ultrasound for when your pregnant, although it was annoying when they tilt the screen away from you trying to do it so that you don't notice like I know what they are looking at anyway !
The lady didn't say too much and that can never be a good sign, so when she told me that I would need to have a mammogram I knew I was already in for one of those, the mammogram was very uncomfortable and when people say they squash your breast well yeah it felt like it was going to burst if she squeezed that bloody foot peddle down any harder I wasn't sure what I would do.
Because of the cancer that I have it seems to be more aggressive than others to I was totally bombarded with people that were going to call me to make an appointment. The doctor was great and asked how I was being overloaded with information, I have kept a pretty level head and taken this one step at a time.
The core Biopsy that was done when attending the breast clinic was a little painful but the doctor and nurse were unbelievable they made me feel really comfortable. This biopsy was different to the others as I needed a incision to be made and a larger needle to be inserted to get a larger sample that will be used to determine my treatment.
When the doctor was doing the ultrasound this time he was great explaining what we were looking at and why it was different to the surrounding area.
He also explained to me that the surrounding lymph nodes looked ok and normal which was a good sign as only the one seemed to be affected.
Then it was a trip to the fertility specialist at another hospital.
1 comment:
Elisha, I think this blog is a fantastic idea. A place where you can write your experiences, feelings, thoughts and receive support from family/friends near and far. As they say ‘a problem shared is a problem halved’.
Your advice on listening to your body rather than just taking your doctors opinion is so right and very important, our gut instincts shouldn’t be ignored.
Keep your chin up and with that strong spirited attitude I know you have you will fly kick this disease in the ass in no time.
Positive thoughts and best wishes sent your way. <3 Fay. xoxo
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