Hi All just got the news yesterday & still in shock - I lost my mummy to breast 6 years after her first diagnosis when it returned again last year so all very raw - we had a scary experience with her she tried so hard ,I know I’m not as strong as her so the fear of this & trying to fight it my best to rear my 2 young wee kids I need some help . I haven’t been told the stage etc (await biopsy ) but i have been told chemo is certain is - can anyone give me tips to help / prepare for chemo & especially avoiding germs ( my eldest starts school & everyone has me frightened of how ill she will be :( I really don’t want to end up in hospital away from them . any tips how I prevent my kids from Being traumatised by this & also has anyone who has been diagnosed at this age lived a long life after any tips please help
Hi MaggieM2125
I am not in your age group but as someone with metastatic tnbc I have run the gamut of treatment. Some of the chemo used for breast cancer, particularly EC, does knock your white blood cells a bit. You will find they give you growth stimulating injections such as Filgrastim to help with this. Sometimes chemo can result in problems that require a hospital stay, but rarely more than a few days. The best way to stop your kids being traumatised is to be as straight forward as possible. “Mummy has a poorly boob and the treatment that will make it better might make me sick, but I will get better”.
The attached link has useful info on talking to children about cancer. www.macmillan.org.uk/.../talking-to-children-and-teenagers
i am so sorry you are going through this so close to wha5 happened to your own mother. It would be worth asking about genetic screening, if this hasn’t already come up.
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