Hello I was diagnosed with primary breast cancer at the end of September and started Chemo on Friday last week. At this stage it is all very surreal and strange and although the chemo went well, the whole thing i makes you feel very vulnerable and watchful of things going wrong and frightened about the future. I suppose I am looking for people who are at this stage and beyond so that i can get a range of experiences and perspectives. I think is important to me to understand what the range of normal reactions is - particularly physically but also emotionally and mentally and what people do to cope with something that is going to take a long time to move through and hopefully recover from.
Hi Marge24 and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2022 and had a lumpectomy followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy, so can understand your wish to chat to others to find out about their experiences.
As the online community is divided into different support groups, I'm going to recommend that you join the breast cancer group which is a great place to ask questions and share experiences with others who have a similar diagnosis to you.
To join, just click on the link I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It would be great if you could put something about your diagnosis and treatment to date into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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