I have breast cancer

[wryter2000]

It's in two spots. I don't know much else and won't find out until I meet with a surgeon.

I imagine I'll be hanging out here for a while.

[Groundhawg]

1. Pulling for you.

[Lonestarblue]

2. So sorry to hear that.

I hope your treatment goes well.

[XanaDUer2]

3. In so sorry

We are here for you. Are you having a biopsy?

[Solly Mack]

4. I'm so sorry. Hang in there. A sense of humor helps.

It's true that you need to take it one day at a time because one day to the next is sometimes all you can imagine. Each doctor's visit, surgery, treatments, one day after another. Moving forward.

All you need to handle is what is right in front of you.

Be good to yourself. Cry, rant, rage if you want. I did.

You'll feel what you feel and that's OK.

Hoping for the best possible outcome.

Lot of great people in this group.

They can help.

They helped me.

[LiberalLoner]

33. 👍💙🙏👏👏👏

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. You will be in my prayers

[surfered]

6. My mother had bi-lateral breast cancer...

..years between the episodes. She had a lumpectomy, radiation, and took tamoxifen. When she eventually passed in her 80s, it was not from cancer .

Good luck!

[irisblue]

7. Best hopes wishes and prayrrs

[SheltieLover]

8. So saddened to hear of your diagnosis.

Healing vibes on the way to you!

[Wiscodoug]

9. Much love

Dear wryter, Do not panic. Breath deep, you are in the first chapter of your survival story. Trust your Doctors and breath deep again. Sending love and positive energy.

[sheshe2]

10. Sending you love and healing vibes, wryter. 💙

[Marie Marie]

11. Sending hugs and hopes for a positive prognosis.

Come here for support as often as needed. We care.

[GPV]

12. I'm so sorry. *hugs*

[MontanaMama]

13. Oh my gosh. I'm sorry.

I wish you hadn’t been given this news. as if things weren’t stressful enough!!! Science and your DU community are on your side.

[Sparkly]

14. Sorry to hear it.

I hope the surgeon delivers hopeful news!!

[Joinfortmill]

15. Prayers. Take care.

[mchill]

16. Sadly, I know what you might be going through

Cancer will be your job for a while. I know it occupied my brain constantly for the first few years and physically for over a year. As time goes on you worry less and then you start forgetting. I had the works and 12 years later still here!!!

I have decided to take the Galleri test ($995) every year so I can get rid of that last 10% of anxiety about it coming back. I’m not a very nurturing type so I’m not here with thoughts and prayers, but a lot of us have gone through this and have come out the other end AOK. ❤️

[2naSalit]

17. Yikes...

Hope it isn't advanced and can be dealt with without a lot of interaction.

[calimary]

18. Yes, please hang out HERE!

And please keep us posted. Cuz we’re gonna want to make sure YOU’RE still here.

[Wicked Blue]

19. Healing blessings to you

[Ursus Arctos]

20. I'm so sorry

[peggysue2]

21. Sorry to hear this, wryter

Hang in there. Cancer therapies are far better now than they once were particularly if these spots were picked up early. We'll all be rooting for you.

[niyad]

22. Holding you in love and light. Vibes for best possible outcome.

[sueh]

23. Sending you positive vibes, wryter...

We're here for you❤️❤️❤️

[oldtime dfl_er]

24. sorry

Modern medicine is pretty miraculous, though, and you have every chance of doing great!

[wryter2000]

25. I'm overwhelmed

Thank you all so much

[blm]

26. 🫶🏽

[Botany]

27. I'll be hanging out here for a while.

So be it. Enjoy your time here. But I need to warn you about a DU er who posts
under Botany he is nuttier than a squirrel turd.

[LoisB]

28. That's a tough diagnosis. I hope your journey is successful. Do whatever the doctors tell you to do and most

of all, stay positive. You will get a lot of support here.

[orangecrush]

29. Sending best wishes

For a total recovery

[japple]

30. Sorry you are going thru this. Waiting is just about the hardest part.

Hoping that yours will be easily treated and not painful. Asking the Universe to give you comfort and peace.

[Oopsie Daisy]

31. You will get through this. Holding you in my heart and sending healing waves your way.

[LiberalLoner]

32. I'm so sorry. Sending hugs. I went through the same thing last year, cancer in two spots, both of them

Under 1 cm, in the same breast.

I concentrated on one step at a time.

Getting biopsies done. Check.

Breast MRI done. Check.

Meeting with surgical oncology team. Check.

Meeting with plastic surgery doc. Check.

Finding out the surgery date and making sure my husband could take time off to help me recover from surgery. He took a week off and that was more than enough. In fact the surgery wasn’t anywhere near as rough as my hysterectomy was.

Getting through the recovery. Getting the drains taken out.

Appointment with medical oncologist who told me chemo was not useful in my case and if I got radiation treatments and took Letrozole, my cancer only had a three percent chance of coming back within the next decade.

Appointment with radiologist.

Four weeks of radiation therapy. For me, no big deal. No pain, no sunburn, just a funky tan that faded. Got kind of tired towards the end of the radiation treatments and fuzzy brained.

Started on Letrozole. No real side effects…joints a little more creaky is all.

Mammogram one year out. No evidence of disease, we seem to have beat this cancer.

Now it feels like I never even had cancer, it was just a bump in the road.

I hope your path will be as easy as mine was and I hope you have helpers, and I hope you come out of it with no evidence of disease at the end.

Sending lots of hugs. The Mayo message boards are pretty helpful, too.

🤗🤗🤗

[iluvtennis]

34. So sorry to hear this. I know everyone is different, but my sister-in-law and a good friend both went thru

treatment - chemo and surgery and they made it to remission. Sending positive healing vibes.

[yourout]

35. Sending best wishes. Our daughter-in-law just...

Had her surgery for it in October.
She had quite a year.
Gave birth to a son in January
And had her gallbladder out in February
Found out she had breast cancer in March
Did 6 months of aggressive chemo.
All the follow-up biopsies and lab work showed no signs of cancer so the chemo seems to have worked. But beware of the Red devil as they call it which is the last round of chemo which hit her the hardest.
She does have the BRCA2 Gene from her father's side.

[cally]

36. I know how scary that diagnosis is as

You wait to find out more. I’m 18 years after breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.

:hugs:

[1WorldHope]

37. That's an ice cold bucket of water over your head.

I've been there myself. I remember how angry and scared that I felt. My family doctor told me that someday I would look back and this will have just been a bump on the road. I remember being really angry when she said that to me. Now looking back 6 years, she was right. But, I was also lucky, so far. Take good care of yourself as you go through the treatment that you choose. I was unlucky while recovering from radiation I got bit by a mosquito who gave me west Nile virus. That was worse than the whole year of cancer treatment. Also my husband has had 3 different cancers, bladder, prostate and lung. He is still kicking with COPD. My point is that cancer isn't always immediately deadly these days. I wish you all the luck in the world and I hope you find doctors that you love!

[wryter2000]

38. So many great messages

Especially glad to hear about success stories.

[barbtries]

39. I'm sorry to hear this.

Hope it's a quick and relatively painless path to good health for you. I believe your chance of beating it is extremely good.

[angrychair]

40. Hope it's the best news possible

You will be in our thoughts.

[Clouds Passing]

41. Hugs and healing from a survivor....

[choie]

42. I'm so sorry wryter.

My best wishes for health are with you!

[sinkingfeeling]

43. Very sorry. You can beat it.

[Sun-Moon]

44. You are not alone

Please do not be afraid to reach out to people and ask for help. Too many of us have been where you are now and you would be surprised at the love you will get back when you reach out.

Many gentle hugs and healing vibes being sent to you.

[BigDemVoter]

45. As a healthcare provider, I can honestly tell you to try not to panic. I totally understand the

fear, but breast cancer treatment is nothing like it used to be. They can do much, much more than even just a few years ago, and targeted treatments are available. Furthermore, the side effects of chemo (if you even need that) are much easier to deal with nowadays. My mom had breast cancer in the 1970s during the days when they just went for radical surgery and heavy duty chemo. I'm hoping things turn out well. I know you have a lot of people thinking about you here.

[livetohike]

46. I'm so sorry that you received this news wryter2000z

Sending hugs and holding positive thoughts for the best outcome as you start this journey. Please update when you know more.

[proud patriot]

47. sending warrior strength and Aloha healing rainbows wishes

[skylucy]

48. Sending positive, healing vibes to you and hugs too.

[Figarosmom]

49. You'll be okay

Keep holding positive thoughts

[Nigrum Cattus]

50. Get a second opinion

I've had a few different malignancies and your doctors/treatments
can vary radically. Most important from now is your attitude.
https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-researchers-demonstrate-value-of-second-opinions/

[kimbutgar]

51. So sorry

Hang in there 🤗🥰🫂 hugs to you!

[virgdem]

52. I'm sorry to hear of your diagnosis. Wishing you healing thoughts and prayers for succesful treatment.

[biophile]

53. Trust in yourself to be strong and make good choices

Trust in God, if that is your faith
The DU community is supportive - so glad you feel comfortable to hang out here!
Best of luck to you

[Mike Nelson]

54. We're with you...

... lifting your spirit! Be well and healthy, wryter2000. You're not alone.

[JohnSJ]

55. Wishing you a quick recovery, and all the best.

[dlk]

56. I'm so sorry for your disgnosis

There are amazing new treatments available and I wish you all the best

[babylonsister]

57. Love to you! Lots of us here are

survivors of breast cancer. If you have any concerns, please ask. I had a mastectomy when I was 27 and a lumpectomy about 3 years ago at the tender age of 65. I have decided for any health scare, you still have to put one foot in front of the other and carry on, hope you like your doctors, and heed their advice.

There have been great advances, chin up and hugs!

[Teacher of the Year]

58. We look forward to supporting you as you kick this thing.

Healing is always better with friends lifting you up. Stay well!!

[David Boyle]

59. Sorry to hear

You are in my prayers.

[highplainsdem]

60. I'm so sorry. Prayers and healing vibes for you. It's a scary diagnosis, but treatments are so good now,

and getting better every year. My sister beat breast cancer several years ago.

[HeartsCanHope]

61. I am so sorry.

Will be keeping you in my thoughts and hoping for your full recovery. Take care.

[sillywabbit]

62. I'm recovering from a double mastectomy that I had a month ago

after finding out I had level 1 ductal carcinoma in situ. That's probably the best kind of breast cancer to have but I decided to have both breasts removed because of my family history of breast cancer (but we don't have the genes according to the genetic testing). I decided on a double mastectomy to avoid any further reoccurrences or other therapies, including radiation, chemo, or endocrine. I'm so glad I did because the biopsy showed that although my other breast didn't have any malignancies, it did have abnormalities that could turn into DCIS. I'm flat chested now, but I don't mind. And I never have to have another mammogram or needle biopsy or any of the additional therapies. I'm 74; I may not have made that decision when I was younger. But for what it's worth, I'm happy with my decision now. I hope your outcome is as good mine. Wishing you good luck!

[wryter2000]

63. I'm fine with removing one or both breast

Frankly, this one hurts so much I’m more than happy to have it removed.

I’m 76, btw. I stopped looking for love long ago.

[wryter2000]

64. Everyone has been so wonderful

I can’t possibly respond to everyone. I will hang out here and provide support to others.

[area51]

65. I'll keep you my prayers.

[murielm99]

66. We are here for you.

Keep us informed. We will keep you in our prayers. There are amazingly effective treatments these days.

[AKwannabe]

67. My mom and hers both diagnosed

Have had my scare already.
Gma passed away but not from breast cancer. Mom is still here some 12 yrs later.

You got this and we got your back.
Hang in there. And here!

💃🥰

[70sEraVet]

68. Hope all goes well for you.

Sucks to be hurting and scared.

[Highway61]

69. I walked in your shoes

Happened to me two years ago. Today I am good, cancer free, on meds and and tested every six months. I will be a big support to you if you want me to. You WILL get through this! I promise.

[lark]

70. I had breast cancer in 2 spots, not related, in 1999.

This was in 1 breast, the other was filled with grade 1 hyperplasia which would turn into cancer. It was in stage 1 on the worst side, so caught it super early. I had a bilateral mastectomy with no radiation or chemo and it's never recurred. Hope you can say that too years from now!!a

[Javaman]

71. you can beat this.

I'm assuming it's been caught early.

I come from a family of survivors. Mom, Aunt, both sisters.

all survived.

Cheers!

[Phoenix61]

72. Best advice I got was, "This is not an emergency".

It’s not a heart attack or stroke where time is of the essence. You have time to pick and choose the doctors/hospitals/treatment centers you want to work with. Don’t let anyone bully you into making a decision you aren’t ready to make.

[maspaha]

73. I have been where you are...

…almost 15 years ago. The tumor was 4.5cm, multi focal with lymph node invasion. My daughter was only 10 years old. Then I had the PET scan that showed abnormal uptake in a spot on my liver. It turned out to be an “incidental finding”, however, I was treated as metastatic Stage 4 for my first two cycles of chemotherapy. I went on to finish chemo, bilateral mastectomies, radiation, bilateral DIEP reconstruction, one year of Herceptin, and 10 years of estrogen blockers. Very scary times!

But, I saw my kid graduate high school and college! She is thriving! And I can honestly say, so am I! This summer I started working to get my pilot’s license back. I feel better than I did before diagnosis.

Treatments are better now than 15 years ago and you have more options! You can do this! We will be here with you!

[Fla Dem]

74. Pulling for you wryter2000. Positive thoughts for a complete and uncomplicated recovery.

Please keep us posted.

[MorningCoffee]

75. Me too

I am in the same boat - meeting with surgeon next week. Best wishes to you!

[wryter2000]

76. The same to.you

I know this isn’t the catastrophy it once was

[AllaN01Bear]

77. ""

[sdfernando]

78. So sorry to hear this news

Sending good thoughts and rooting for the best of all possible outcome for you.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

79. Wishing you all the best for a good prognosis

and loads of support during the treatment process.

[Tweedy]

80. Get a good doc you trust

If you don’t already have one. Make sure your insurance plan is up to snuff, including a prescription drug plan. Do some things you love and some things that relax you while you wait for next steps.

Hugging you across the distance.