I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer March 2024 at 32
I had 8 rounds of Chemo, a lumpectomy and 10 days of radiation. I stayed so positive throughout everything, just got on with everything, it didn’t phase me, I had to get through this.
I had a complete pathological response and just recently received the results of my first mammogram 1 year post surgery with nothing suspicious found. All of this is great news, fantastic I’m so happy the treatment has worked, I had gene testing done, no BRACA mutations and I also had a saliva test which could check other gene mutations that can cause cancer. Again nothing there. So my cancer is just a random event, no rhyme or reason.
But.. I just feel like I’m falling apart now, every little spot, ache, pain, random stabby boob pains my brain tells me the cancer is back, even though rationally I know it’s not. I’m obsessively checking my breasts every day for lumps and I’m fed up of feeling like this. Also not going to the hospital every 3 weeks to be checked and seeing a doctor, my life feels so normal now.
I guess my question is, does this get easier, how can I move on?
