Just diagnosed

FormerMember
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Hi! Was diagnosed with breast cancer yesterday. More tests to do but Dr is confident it's small, not spread and can be removed with surgery. So all is good....right? So why do I feel in a bit if a daze and sad?? I'm not dying, it's treatable!! So why...? Feel a bit of a fraud!

  • Hi Ukuleie,I felt similar,but just for 2 to 3 days,then just got on with it without dwelling on it,just gave myself a kick up the backside I suppose,now at the end of my journey,looking back,those first few days and the waiting for results were worse than anything else I went through, don't be hard on yourself.

  • Hi Ukulele lady

    Welcome to the forum and sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed with beast cancer.  It's perfectly understandable that you feel like.  Even though it's treatable it's still a shock when you find out you have cancer.  You're not a fraud at all we all understand where you are coming from.  You should start to feel better about things when you have a treatment plan in place.  The waiting for results is hard but try to put it out of your mind by doing the things that you love.

    Wishing you the best of luck with your treatment when it starts.

    Best wishes

    Daisy53

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    Hi  You will be angry, sad and why me but why not me.  I am please it is small and is it a lumpectomy you will be having?  I had one 16 years ago and I remember waking up from the op and looking down my gown and I was so delighted that my breast was there.  I have just been diagnosed with aggressive cancer and will have to have a mastectomy, I was in shock but now i am looking into all the details, just ordered a bra which will help with the mental and healing part of my scar.  You are not alone and I am happy they can remove your lump.