Hi everyone, I was diagnosed in April with lumpectomy undertaken in May. Due to start radiotherapy next week but struggling with emotions and fatigue, also feelings of guilt for feeling that way!! I’m lucky it was caught early, I wonder if this is ‘normal’ ? Would be lovely to share experiences with those who understand as everything feels surreal..
Hi Jo Jo
Welcome to the forum and sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed with Breast Cancer. What you are feeling is perfectly normal. When I was undergoing treatment for triple negative breast cancer like you I struggled at times with emotions and fatigue. My cancer was caught early like yours and after having chemo, surgery and radiotherapy I am now cancer free.
Wishing you the best of luck with your radiotherapy.
Best wishes
Daisy53
I have just finished my 5 days radium. Now it’s over I feel numb and more worried now about re occurrence. It’s a strange feeling. I’m hoping time will let me just move on with the fact it was caught early.
I’ve just read in so many places that eostrogen led cancers are more risk for re occurrence. My family history has breast cancer but both mum and her sister are now cancer free one 18 years and my mum is just in her 5 th year
so got to live with that hope x
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