Hello,
I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer a week ago. Since then, I've been wizzed through MRI's, Pet scans and assisted fertility clinics. The doctors and nurses have been great but the main emotion that I can identify is hopelessness.
I think positive and imagine myself beating this but then I the fear comes in. If I beat this now at the age of 37, am I destined to partake in this battle for the rest of my life or the next ten years until i expire? I just feel like my life was colorful and now it will always be grey and that eventually cancer will get me.
Can anyone relate to this? Are there any women in their later years like 50/60s, that had breast cancer in their 30s, survived and then went on to live their life for the next 20 years?
I feel absolutely lost and I haven't even started chemo yet. My first session will be before Christmas I'm told. How strange life feels right now.
Thanks in advance,
Emma
Hi there, welcome to the forum, I'm one of the champions here and I wanted to say hi. I think what you are feeling is pretty normal for this early stage of diagnosis as this is a bit of an emotional rollercoaster. Personally I was diagnosed ove 4 years ago but I have a collleague who was 40 when she was diagnosed, 17 years ago. Treatments are also getting better, and more personalised, all the time, which is another big positive.
I am sure you'll get lots of lovely supportive answers in here, but din't forget the fabulous team at Macmillan are always at the end of the phone for support and advice. You can call them on 0800 808 0000 from 8am to 8pm every day.
Also, good luck for your chemo. And in case you find it useful, here's a link to my blog post of all the things I wish I'd known before starting chemo. Best wishes
