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Hi Gloriaj, sorry to hear of your diagnosis. I was triple positive and had lumpectomy and node clearance, followed by chemo, radiotherapy, targeted treatment and hormone treatment. The waiting for results and plans is the worst. Once everything comes together it’s good to just look at one step at a time rather than the whole lot. Chemo whilst it can be scary any side effects can be treated with meds. It’s doable just rest as much as you can and drink plenty and eat little and often when you fancy. Your medical team will be with you all along your treatment and if you have any questions just ask them no matter how silly you think they might be. We all experience our cancer treatments differently and we are all here to help and share our experiences. 
If you click on my name you can read my journey.

Wishing you all the best

Hugs from cuffcake x x x x x

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I have read your journey and how found it really helpful

Not knowing the possible steps I will take and the time scale is really hard. I have been told I will definitely have chemo and radiotherapy and the targeted therapy herceptin for a year.

I am a nurse and love my job and don’t want to be away from work any longer than necessary but I realise the difficulty in discussing time scales at this stage

Thank you so much for responding to my post xx

Best wishes for the future xxx

I was a Nurse, all I would say is don't feel compelled to rush back. Some feel ok initially but then find fatigue hits them. It's inevitable, it's such a lot to process. Physical recovery is the first stage after each treatment. I had 30 lymph nodes removed and had to work on the arm for quite a while. 

We are all different, it does feel like a fight to survive. My surgeon said he could cure me which I found hard to accept, I thought' how can he say that?' Being a Nurse albeit retired, perhaps has made me a cynic. 1 yr on life has got better, I am slower, 1 yr mammogram clear. So onwards and upwards. 

Hope and prayers for you to join us on the other side. Xx

Hi Glo,

So sorry you find yourself here. I too am a nurse and diagnosed in September 2023 and must admit it has been difficult to come to terms with what is happening to me. The endless tests, the change in plans, the unknown…. 

I am learning to take one day at a time and slowly ditching the planning ahead for returning to work. I am lucky in that my employer is really supportive so I don’t feel the pressure to return until I am really ready. 

I have been off since October and my hope was to return in December(my initial treatment plan suggested this could be possible) however as I quickly realised treatment plans are fluid (well at least for me). I have to keep believing it will all work out in the end.

Best wishes in your journey.

Thank you for responding to my post, it really does help feeling supported and being able to learn from others experience. All the best Glo