Cancer and BPD

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Morning all, I seem to have fallen down a big black hole, I have BPD/Eupd so struggle with my mental health and now I'm trying to fight breast cancer too, my Mum is stage 4 secondary breast cancer and lives over 200 miles away, to say I'm overwhelmed is an understatement, I feel like I'm being a massive wimp because I'm just crying all the time. I have an appointment with my consultant tomorrow for results of bone density scan, axillary node biopsy and guided mri biopsy in my right breast (the cancer is in my left breast) I'm waiting for a date to start chemo as my tumour is too large for surgery at the moment. It's all getting too much. Xx

  • Bless you it must be so hard for you and your mum going through this too. Ask your consultant for more support it is a huge thing you are dealing with emotionally let alone physically. Do not give your self a hard time for crying, crying is good it releases pent up emotions that need to come out. I cried loads when diagnosed but found once treatment began I got on with it as knew it would all help. Hope you have people around you to help you and even just listen it really helps. 

    I am still waiting to start Radiotherapy after op and chemo each time it's a new phase u get emotional until it begins. Thinking of you x

  • Try to take one day at a time x

  • Hi Fig1972

    Sorry to hear that you are struggling at the moment and that both yourself and your Mum have breast cancer.  Don't ever think that you are a wimp for crying as you are dealing with a lot. As Janemb says it's good to cry.

    Why not give the Macmillan helpline a ring and talk to someone there about how you are feeling.  The number is 0808 808 00 00.  The line is open seven days a week from 8am to 8pm

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

    Best wishes

    Daisy53

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  • Thank you so much for your reply, I'm always worse the day before results are due, my family are lovely, cancer feels very isolating, it's good to have this place to let off some steam and i might start a journal just to get those worries out of my head. Xx

  • Thank you, sometimes just need to hear that from someone who's not emotionally invested in me, i think i will call macmillan next time I'm really struggling xx