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hi i am new to this board,i went to the breast clinic on 6 feb ,had the mamogran ,ultra sound and biospy done that day ,went back the following week and the thickining i went in with is benign but the found cancer about 2 cm size ,surgeon was talking about an operation this thursday ,had a mri last wednesday and this showed up my lympnodes so had a biopsy on them last thursday,will see the surgeon tomorrow for results from the biopsy no surgery now, i need more bloods done and am waiting on appointments for a cat scan and a bone scan ,the name of the cancer is invasive lobular, is it routine to do a bone scan ,anyone any idea of waiting times for these tests .I am attending James and keeping my self calm ,not always but most of the time.

Quick question. Am meant to be going in for TAC 3 tomorrow. Had my blood test today was told that one part of my White blood count ( neut something or other) was a bit on the high side (could be due to neulasta shot) and another part of it was meant to be at 1 and is at .7. She said oncology would have been on to me if there was a problem, but now I'm afraid tomorrow won't go ahead. Not that I want to be poisoned but I just want to get this over with!! Has this ever happened to you guys and ye went ahead??

Hi everyone Very glad I found this forum. I have been reading posts since January but have only plucked up courage to post now.I found a lump end November went to Gp mid December who referred me urgently to breast clinic. Went there on 9th January had triple assessment and was told by consultant that it was likely to be cancer,had mastectomy and axilliary clearance on 7th February which I am recovering well from. There was three tumours in breast which were aggressive but surgeon has said he got all he could see. I have appointment with oncologist next Tuesday I have question for all the ladies who have been on this road is it likely that treatment will start next week? I was thinking of going away for a night with my husband and children(6 and 4) either this weekend or next.? Thanks

TAC three completed today!!! Yay!! 3 down- 3 to go!!

Well ladies I have signed up and in training.Two years ago I got the worst news any of us can get Breast Cancer but two years on im trying to keep busy and I love the fresh air so walking is something I love.Having said that I have entered in the Jogging section so I will have to up the pace a small bit. It will be 2 years on 2nd March since my Mastectomy and finished Chemo in July 2011. So for all the NEWBIES I was you 2 years ago and see where I am now keep asking the questions the ladies on hear are fantastic help and support. Claire

Has anyone done there chemo with this on. Was thinking of giving it a try. It's available in tallaght hospital but not Vincent's but jw says she does it in tallaght.

Hi all Will be flying at the end of the month and am concerned about Lymphodema following the axillary clearance. The surgical team say don't wear a compression sleeve just drink water and get up and move around and do arm exercises. Other hospitals say wear the sleeve. Needless to say I don't want to get Lymphodema. Anyone had any experience out there recently with flying. What kind of exercise would help on the flight etc. Thanks D

Hello ladies, another new one for the board. Was diagnosed on Feb 14th, a Valentines Day I'll never forget. Don't know a huge amount yet about the type of cancer I have but what is I do know is that it's grade 2 ductal cancer, estrogen +, herceptin neg. Going for surgery with sentinel node biopsy. No MRI or CT scan at moment until after surgery if deemed needed. I'm attending Waterford. It's so confusing as so many women on here seem to be having all these tests doing first before surgery but my doc seems to want to get surgery done before doing more tests. I realise that there are so many diff types of 'breast cancer' no one fit solution for all. Anyway booked in for mastectomy next Wed March 6th. Not suitable candidate for partial as I have a few lumps when removed will result in basically the top half of my breast going so have decided that losing the entire breast may be less traumatic than waking up and finding just a bit of one left (not that I think waking up without my breast will be anything but traumatic) Meeting my surgeon tomorrow again so I'd like some advise on what questions I should be asking him? I have some questions that I know I def want the answers to but for those of you who are further along this journey than me you may be able to advise me on what I need to know. I'm the type of person who needs to be fully informed. Once I have details I can start to deal with things but don't keep me in the dark. Any and all advise would be really appreciated. Thx.

Hi there, was told today that my cancer is 'occult'. That it couldn't be seen on my mammograms but showed up on the ultrasound. Tumours can also be easily felt through the skin. Seemingly it happens in 10-15% of cancer cases. Anyone else get this diagnosis?

Hi all You might find this interesting. Aine Lawlor was talking to an oncologist about breast cancer treatments this morning. It's listed as "Saving women's lives every day". It mentions new research into a drug for hormone receptor positive tumours. http://www.rte.ie/news/morningireland/player.html