Triple negative grade 3 breast cancer

Hi Michelle2015 sorry you have found yourself here, I had a different type of BC to you but the worry is the same for all of us.  You are going through such a lot and whilst it feel that it is never ending you are on the home run, one day soon you will be one of the amazing women who post here every day supporting other women recently diagnosed.  You have been through the hardest part of the cancer treatment so keep going, one day at a time.  Love from Ann

Thank you Ann for replying to me I really appreciate it. It’s been tough but it’s people like yourself that makes it seem a little bit more hopeful and I hope in the near future that I can do the same. For the most part I have not let it affect me as I have a 6 year old son but every now when I’m sat alone in the evening I struggle a bit with my thoughts and fears. I hope you are well now :) . Love H x 

Hello i am sorry you have been through all this, i too was diagnosed in march this year with triple negative breast cancer and like you i have had mt chemo and surgery and now just waiting for 15 sessions of radiotherapy but am too feeling really flat and probably just realising now everything i have been through in quite a short time. Is hard to process every stage whilst going through it i think.

Hi Michelle2015,

Sorry that you've had a rough journey so far. Hopefully, your radiotherapy sessions will be more bearable.

My suspected diagnosis was confirmed by the Oncology Consultant on 15th June (which was my 70th birthday). Stage 3 TNBC.

I was eligible for The ROSCO Trial & was accepted. I've had 4 rounds of chemotherapy (Docetaxel) every 3rd week.

Last Wednesday 20th October I had a Lumpectomy with Lymph Nodes removed. Just waiting for a follow up appointment to find out what my next step will be depending on what the path lab report says.

Stay safe, take great care of yourself. Remember to be kind to yourself. Occasionally you have to be selfish to maintain your physical & mental strength.

Jen  

Thank you for replying, it’s so nice to be able to share and talk to people who have been through similar.
I’m sorry that you are going through it all to.     I think you are right in saying that our reason for feeling flat is because everything is such a whirlwind for months and then when things slow down it gives us time with our thoughts and feelings and sometimes they get the better of us. We are strong though going  through everything so far so we are allowed lows/flat days. Always here for you to talk to xx

Hi Jen, 

I’m sorry that you had the news on your birthday :( I really hope that your next birthday will be a happier one. 

I will keep everything crossed for you that your  results come back clear. Do you know whether you will still have to have radiotherapy?. 

Thank you for messaging me. I realise now that when I’m feeling a bit low and alone there are people here that I can talk to that understand and can help each other through this together. H x

Thankyou so much i am here too to talk with at any time. It does help definitely. Yes we are definitely stronger than we think and soon this will all be in the past for us. Xx

Hi Michelle.  I had a lump removed, reconstruction, chemotherapy and radiotherapy 2 years ago.  All went well and I went back to work and carried on as normal.  It’s only in the past 6 months that Ive been feeling low.  I too like you want to get back to how I was before but am beginning to realise that I will never be the same and need to accept the new me.  That doesn’t mean to say the new m won’t be better.  It’s a long journey but stay strong and positive ️

Hi H,

Thanks for your message.

If my results come back clear, I will go straight onto radiotherapy. If there is any sign of cancer then it will be 4 more rounds of chemo followed by radiotherapy.

It's the waiting that is frustrating, but as they say "patience is a virtue, seldom in a woman etc".

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Take care.