Time to share 2/11/16

2/11/16

Hi all,
As some of you are aware I was dealt an unexpected blow last month.
After the safe arrival of my 2 beautiful grandsons, and my son and his wonderful partner entering into parenthood very gracefully.
On the 10th of October I was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Now before everyone goes down the road of poor Karen, why her, it's so cruel and all that crap, I want to put the record straight
"THIS IS NOT A DEATH SENTENCE"
This is a medical procedure that needs to be dealt with, with the right doctors, medicine and a positive attitude.

I will take you back a bit because I feel it's important for you all to know how I found out and why I'm a very lucky girl.

As most of you know I had a lump removed 18 months ago, which was not a nasty, but still had to go.

Then 12 months after that I saw my GP for my annual visit and she told me to go get my boobs checked, but not just with a mammogram but also a ultrasound.
I borked at the price of both and she told me to hush and just do it.
Once done I tried to get results, but my doctor was busy and then something about wanting to talk to my beast surgeon.
I got a call on the Monday from the breast surgeon saying they had booked me an urgent appointment for 4pm that day.
So I went, she didn't think there was anything to worry about because what was showing on the ultrasound was where she would have cut me last time.
So on the Wednesday I was booked in for a biopsy.
But then I had to wait till the following Monday.

With her words "you have low grade cancer" the world stood still.

I went home numb, the world just whizzed by.
I called in sick to work, to give me a few days to try and pull it together with what was happening.

I was booked in for an MRI on the Tuesday  and to go back and see her on the Wednesday.

With that MRI the 2 lumps they first found become 4 lumps so I was booked in for day surgery the following Wednesday.

They removed 5 lymph nodes and took more samples.

I went home, only to bleed out and end up in emergency and back to my surgeon the next day.
Back under the knife to stop the bleeding and spend a night in hospital.
Last week I got the results from everything that she took, and 2 out of the 5 lymph nodes had cancer cells in them.

So this is where I'm up to, decisions have been made and I go for big surgery in a couple of weeks, possibly followed by radiation. Then 3-6 months after that I will get a reconstruction.

I don't want you to feel sorry for me, but what I ask is PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE check your bits, why I feel I'm lucky. No one felt these lumps, if it wasn't for my GP insisting I get the ultrasound they wouldn't have been found for at least 6-12 months. We are treating this long before it would have been found.
Now I will be writing a few words on my page about my journey, it's up to you if you want to read it, remember this is my wall and I do not have to answer to anyone about it.
Check your bits please!
That's it from me today
Chat soon xxx