Zombie needs her limbs holding

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With Zombie's permission, I'm starting this thread

As many of you know she has had a hideous time through her treatment for cancer.

At the point where she was maybe out of the woods she has been asked to see her surgeon on Friday. Unexpectedly

Can we all squeeze her together so her limbs don't go flailing
and do what we vipers do best?

I cannot bear the thought of her going through all the treatment s again after coming out of it before

Prayers, fingers crossing or whatever welcome right now

Hi Zombie, as one of the original inhabitants of The Dustbin (don't know Linux codes to put the TM up) I send warm positive vibes all the way to DDS.

Good luck Zombie xxx.

Is this your leg?

Stop pushing me! I'm going to end up going right through her ribs.

Zombie, I've never corresponded with you on a thread but I've seen you around and about.

Prayers being said for you today

popping back from flouncedom just to say

{FentonHug™}

x

Hope all is going well

Thinking about you and hoping all is well Zombie .

Afternoon all.

Unfortunately, it wasn't an administrative error.

The mammogram showed new areas of micro-calcification. Now, all that micro-calcification indicates in and of itself is that there has been damage to the breast tissue, but not what has caused the damage.

I will therefore need to have a biopsy to determine whether the cause is benign or malignant. If it's benign they will just monitor me more closely. If it's malignant it's almost certain to be Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS). DCIS is what I had in this breast 21 years ago. That time it was treated with a local excision (essentially a lumpectomy without the lump) and 6 weeks of radiotherapy. If it is DCIS again, I've told my surgeon that I'd prefer a mastectomy to another local excision. She agrees that would probably be the best course of action.

I should receive an appointment letter early next week for the biopsy. It will be carried out under local anaesthetic in the mammography department. They will be able to do a needle aspiration biopsy while visualising the breast using the mammogram machine.

After that I will be sent another appointment to see my surgeon and discuss what happens next.

So, not the news I wanted but pretty much the news I was expecting. I'm actually fine with it (for now). I've gone into pragmatic one step at a time mode which usually serves me in good stead.

Thank you all again for your support and kind wishes. I guess I'm going to need them for a little while longer.

Oh Zombie - not the news any of us wante for you.

We'll all be here with you & for now have & a hug (((XXX)))

Zombie, I'm so sorry.

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((zombie))

In that case, continued good wishes for the biopsy and and for now.

((Zombie))

Best wishes for a benign biopsy zombie x

Zombie,

Sorry it's not news you'd want to hear but good whatever it is has been caught and is being investigated quickly. Hopefully next weeks FNB will go without incident and you'll get whatever treatment you need quickly.

Hugs Zombie

Hugs and Zombie. You are very strong

Thinking of you Zombie x

Oh Zombie. Will keep you in my thoughts. Let's hope the biopsy brings good news.

Oh Zombie - {{{{hug}}}

Will keep you in my thoughts

sending huge ((((hugs))))

OK, so you'll get an appointment letter early next week - any idea how long it is going to be until the biopsy itself? And do you know how long it will be until you get the results?

I'm so sorry it isn't the news you wanted (god that sounds so hollow ) but lets look forward to a benign result. One step at a time x

And NewYear has hit the nail on the head - they've found it, they're investigating it and they're doing (what sounds like) all the "right things"

(((hugs))) from me too.

Zombie, sorry it's not good news. I've now got everything crossed for benign.

We will all be here for as long as you need us.

You're needed at FYF for a start!

:) you're allowed to feel whatever you're feeling. Even if they can only ever be expressed with a "Gaahh" noise. But glad to hear you're feeling ok at the moment.

Loads of love and limbs, Chris
Xx