Hi everyone, im a 28 year old single mother of 2 wonderfull children. On the 15th of september i was diagnosed with breast cancer which came as a very big shock!!... I think you always believe it will never happen to you!! On the 4th october i had a wide local excision and 3 lymph nodes removed. Then came the dreaded waiting game.......... On the 20th october i was told that the surrounding tissue and lymph nodes were all clear!!! It was the most amazing feeling in the world to know that it was out of me :-)
I was told that it was 19mm (2cm) invasive ductal carcinoma with high grade DCIS, grade 3.
I have got to go bk to the hospital to see the oncologist, then i will begin the chemo :-( although this scares me i think its a very small price to pay!!! I have been advised that they want me to use the ' scalp cooling' as they have found a lot of women have had fantastic results using it. Has anybody else tried this??? Ive also got to have a line put in which im feeling very nervous about!!
What a rollercoaster of a emotions this journey has been, but i feel that the end is now in sight :-)
Well on the 26th october we went to see the oncologist ive been told i will have 6 months of chemo and 3 and a half weeks of radio, hickman line will be fitted next friday and chemo begins on the 10th november!! Would relly like to hear from anyone that has tried 'scalp cooling' and any hints and tips on getting through chemo, especially those first 12 weeks when im having epirubicin which i am told causes all the nasty side effects. xx
