My journey with breast cancer

 Earlier this year I was diagnosed with Hemochromatosis . It’s a genetic disease where the body stores the iron and the iron levels become high enough to damage the heart and lungs. The iron therefor has to be removed via a cannula with a tube into a bag. It was on my second appointment for this that I mentioned the lump to my Doctor, so he gave me the forms to go have a mammogram and ultrasound. I mentioned to him that the lump was sore at times and he told me that was a good sign, breast cancer doesn’t hurt. I later read in a forum later on that breast cancer is painful for a lot of woman and it is often what leads them to find the lump. Mammogram and Ultrasound  On the 18/10/2017 I went in for my mammogram and ultrasound. For the first time since finding the lump I was feeling a little nervous. Standing with my boob stuck in the machine while she did the pictures I felt awkward and like I had left all my dignity at home. She freed me and told me she had to go check the ...

Hi all, my name is Wendy Mills. I was born as Wendy Horsfall and grew up in a small town named Kempsey in NSW, Australia. I moved to Qld in 2002 and have been here since. I have 4 wonderful children and a wonderful supportive husband. I wanted to share my story and hope that anyone going through similar can take some kind of comfort or even just know they are not alone in there thoughts and feelings. The Finding     (10/2017) My story started one night when I was in the shower and as I was washing my breast I noticed a spot was a little sore so I soaped it up some more and felt around and I found what I thought was a lump. There is so much tissue in the breast I wasn’t sure so wasn’t to worried. Over the following few weeks I kept using oils and creams to check if it was still there and each time I half expected it to be gone but this wasn’t the case. Eventually I asked my husband to rub some cream into my breast and see if he could feel anything out of place and h...