Just Diagnosed

Hello Margy

So sorry to be meeting you here in the BC forum. The good thing is that you are now in the system. Once they have done all their tests and have a plan for your care, you will feel better about things. It was similarly a terrible shock for all of us here when we were diagnosed. I was totally crapping it. Rest assured that breast cancer is very successfully  treated nowadays and the treatment plan made for you will be tailored exactly to deal with whichever type of BC you turn out to have. 

Use this forum to the max, as it is a great source of support and you will gets plenty of hints and tips which will help you cope with whatever stage you are going through. There will always be someone here who has gone through it before. 

I was diagnosed 14months ago. I thought it was curtains for me at the beginning. But here I am after chemo first, surgery, radiotherapy and now coming to towards the end of a year of targeted anti HER2therapy (which not everyone needs, depends on BC type). My chemo etc upfront dealt with the cancer in a large lump and two positive nodes (path report said there was a complete clearance) even before the surgery there was no cancer left. Treatments nowadays are amazingly effective and all the treatment after surgery has been to stop the gremlin coming back.

I am doing fine, felling really well, optomistic and looking forward to the future.   

You can do this, and you will!

Let us know how you get on.

All the best

WallyDug

Hi Margy,

I was diagnosed on 8 Dec. It's such a rollercoaster of emotions. I find in good between appts but usually the day before and the day of the appt I'm a teary mess.

I know I hide a lot of my emotions because of the family and kids and put on a brave happy face. However a positive attitude and dark humour is getting me through. Talking about it has helped. 

I had a mastectomy and axillary clearance yesterday as the cancer was found in my of my lymph nodes and my left breast was made up of 2 cancerous lumps and tissue covering 10cm

Mt next appt I should find out what stage my cancer is and when I'll be starting chemo, then I'll have radiotherapy and when I've healed from that a reconstruction. 

Everyone has different stories and different treatment but we are always here to support xx