Not coping today

I feel exactly the same!! I'm 47 but my sore bones make me feel like 107! The thoughts going through my mind are horrendous but I try to keep positive for my kids and always keep my mind occupied. Please stay positive and only deal with the facts! And always remember you are never alone . We are all here xx

Nights are the worst for me like now I’m lying in bed trying to sleep but everything keeps going around my head. I’ve been so stressed over the last 4 weeks since my mammogram I now have acid reflux which is causing me pain especially when I lay down. 

Probably because your mind is idle I haven't experienced reflux.. but that could be just nerves . I am ,8 months post chemo and just keep trying to keep things normal for my family  you will be able to cope with whatever life throws at you!  I find positivity  helped me over the past year.. and no matter what the outcome....  You can deal with this!!  You don't realise how strong you can actually be... Until being strong is the only thing you can be

Being diagnosed with any form of cancer is horrifying real as it is surreal. I wouldn't be worrying about the lung cancer side of things because both my parents passed with this. Breast cancer is what it is and within that diagnosis there are all different types of breast cancer and you find this out as you go through the stages of scans and then you're treatment, specifically, designed for what type you have.

You are concerned maybe that it as spread to your other breast don't be it's a natural reaction.  I was in your situation in July last year. I always had lumpy breasts and hence always checked them. After having lumps that turned out to be cysts twice and drained I wasn't so lucky third time around.

I didn't start my chemo till the end of August,  in between time I went for CT scans, MRi and a biopsy taken under a mammogram as I had a lump very close to the cancerous one. They also checked my other breast all the way through it. I haven't finished treatment yet but I am coming close.

Starting chemo is the beginning of the end for those poisoning wee horrors in your body. Think positive and you will get there like us.

As Ssarah said we are all here sore bones and all.

Try raising your head when you lie down might help the reflux?

So sorry to hear you’re going through a tough time. It sometimes feels like you’re the only person experiencing this but you are so Not Alone! Find out if there’s a cancer group locally that you can join. It really does help to talk to people in the same situation.  Or you can always ring macmillan navigators to see what help they can offer you. I really hope you can relax a little. I’m truly sorry to hear of your mum and her plight. Sending hugs and best wishes xx

Hi Trimbos, perhaps you could ask your GP for appropriate medication for the reflux, my GP suggested Gaviscon. Although the flavour makes me sick, it is helping.