Hello everyone
I was diagnosed last Friday. Right breast and lymph nodes. It's all a bit of a shock. Went to Drs two weeks ago with feeling like I had flu and pain plus swelling lump and redness in right breast. He said at this appt he thought I may have an infection but felt it was more likely to be breast cancer. The consultant last Friday confirmed this. She went from being very jovial and conversational to serious and forthright within a nano second. Not a criticism but an observation.
My reason for posting is that I am so scared of what's happened in a short space of time. Team that with being told I am being made redundant last week as well. It's not related to my health. It's been in the pipework since October.
My son is away with his Dad till Friday. I am still trying to decide if I tell him upon his return or await final results on the 6th August. I do know that I will be having a mastectomy and chemotherapy. The consultant confirmed this last Friday.
I am single. Luckily ok financial wise for a year. Grateful for this. But feel completely out of my depth.
The last 5 years have been the worst of my life. Divorce. My eldest no longer speaks to me. Job loss back in 2015. House move. Auntie dying unexpectedly of luekimia.
I don't know where to pull my reserves from.
I am incredibly lucky to have great family and friends. But I still feel so alone and yes worried that there is more bad news to deal with as I keep running over the consultants face and words of last Friday.
