Hello all
I was diagnosed November 2023 with stage 2 breast cancer. I’ve started my treatment of chemotherapy and it was so horrible. I was a completely different person during the first week but I am on my second week and my nurse said it will get better as the days go on. I will be having chemotherapy every 3 weeks and it’s scary to think that this will be going on for the next 5 months or so. I think I’m just looking for support and someone who’s been through this saying it will get better. I have 4 children and as you can imagine they are my first and last priority, we have told our eldest 2 who are 15 and 16 but the younger two don’t know, they think mum will be having an arm operation next year and these medications are part of the treatment. Finally, how did you cope with the sickness? I am constantly nauseous and struggling to eat and drink. I know the meds will cause pains such as back pain and general aches but for the past 2 days I feel like everything is hurting, especially the lower back
Hi Raf and a very warm welcome to the Community but sorry to hear about your diagnoses.
Navigating the cancer journey can be such a stressful and challenging time but getting support from people who have walked the ‘exact same' cancer journey can help a lot. (I have a completely different cancer).
The New to Community is like our reception desk where we look to direct you to the best part of the Community for you to get support. The Community is divided into dedicated Cancer Support Groups (Discussion Rooms) so can I recommend you join and post in our dedicated Breast Cancer support group. This is a safe place to talk to others with a similar diagnosis, treatment experience, to ask questions and get support.
To connect in with the group click on this link> Breast cancer then once the group page opens click on “Click to Join” when the black banner appears or “Join” under “Group Tools” (this all depends on the device you are using)
When you are ready you can introduce yourself by clicking “+new” or “+” in the top right next to the group title. You can copy and paste the text from this post into your new post.
It’s a challenging time for you so you may want to use the Macmillan Support Line is open 8am-8pm (timings may differ across services) 7 days a week on 0808 808 00 00. This service provides cancer information, practical information, emotional support, benefits/financial guidance or just a listening ear.
We also have our Ask an Expert section but do allow a few working days for a reply.
Talking to people face to face can be very helpful so do check to see if you have any Local Macmillan Support in your area, do also check for a local Maggie's Centre as these folks are amazing and give support to all the family.
I have given you a lot of channels to get supporter, but do get back to me if you need further help navigating the community.
