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new to all this-diagnosis, illness, treatment-just thought I'd introduce myself
Hi there to all you lovely and courageous women who inhabit this site- just thought I'd introduce myself though I have already posted a couple of times so some may be familiar with me. Doesn't life change in an instant! I'm currently 55 yo and until a month or so ago I was a hard working medical practitioner, sole parent…
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Well that sux
Dx on 24/08/16. port going in on 12/08/16 first round of chemo starting on 12/08/16. 3 week intervals X 4 then 1 week intervals X 12. no tears, maintaining control of the situation and all around me registered nurse... Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
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feeling super sad and crying all the time
Hi Everyone, I was diagnosed in April with her 2 breast cancer and had a lumpectomy 10 weeks ago. At the time I coped quite well I am 53 and although surprised at the time and shocked I seem to handle it. As I have made the decision not to have chemo and radium and herceptin after a great deal of research on the side…
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New to the group
Hi ladies finally decided to post after reading for weeks, well diagnosed on 27th June first surgery lumpectomy and sentinel nodes on 14th July, long wait for results, not good have travelled through lymph nodes, mastectomy and axillary clearance on 29th July. Don't look as bad as I thought and pain not so bad although…
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First Timer
I have newly being diagnosed with Breast Cancer,I feel so overwhelmd by it all.Told on Monday 11/07/2016 that I have Breast Cancer then I have appointment at the Hospital next Thursday 21/07/2016 to find out what date my operation to remove the lump with be, then 5/6 weeks radiation treatment after that. It is so hard to…
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I'm a newbie
Living a nightmare. DX 26 June IDC stage 2....WTF!!! This can't be happening to me.......reality check......it really is happening and I'm not going to wake up from this nightmare to what my life was. I'm going to wake up to a whole new world, one which I'm scared I can't navigate through. It feels like an endless road…
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Just diagnosed - 22 years old
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with invasive ductal cancer on June 20th 2016. I also know it is triple negative? I have to have some more biopsy'sand a bone scan to see if I need chemo first or surgery then chemo. My breast care nurse told me I'll be having the strongest chemo and probably having treatment for 8+ months. I…
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So, i have breast cancer...
Hi there, My name is Leila, I'm 34, mum to four kids (aged from 7 up to 15) and I have just been diagnosed on Friday 24/6/16 with Invasive Ductal cancer? It was quite a shock, thankfully it appears to have been picked up early, the mass is just 1.7cm. It all still seems quite surreal, logically I understand it all and…
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Just starting !
I have only just been diagnosed with ductile carcenoma just under 2cm in size. I will be having a wide area excision and then a sentinal node autopsy within the next month. Im hearing a lot of words and descriptions that I havent heard before and not too sure what they all mean. I guess that this will all come soon enough.…
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NEWLY DIAGNOSED
Hi there so this is my first post. I'm not a fan usually of social network but have decided to join this group as an extra support network. I have two great kids aged 19 and 17 and the most gorgeous wonderful husband of 22 years. I had a mammogram, ultrasound, and core biopsy last week and Friday was told that I have…
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Call me CRANKY PANTS... a massive rant
Having worked from home yesterday so I could have a bunch of doctor's appointments and various tests I have to go to work today and I so hope that after the frustrations of yesterday I do not snap and some poor unsuspecting colleague becomes collateral damage as I am bound to rip someone's head off today... I know I have…
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First post, can't believe this is happening
So just got out of hospital yesterday, 2 weeks after finding out the lump I found was breast cancer. The freeloaders have been removed and I'm waiting again for more results. The waiting is excruciating - I just want to know what's going on. I've never done blogs or anything before, I don't do social media or anything but…
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Second post - WTF - not what I wanted to hear
A massive massive thanks to those of you who replied to my first blog - I cried when I read your responses, and am so grateful to you all for taking the time to respond. So I was at the hairdressers today getting all my hair cut off, when my surgeon called me with the results and they were not the ones I was hoping for.…
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Pagets
Ok So after have a mestectomy after Paget and DCIS IN SITU ALL through the breast, I had a blood test two week ago all was ok no white cell raised levels, But the last week I have having the same symptoms in left breast. But not yet bleeding.My Gp said it really is too soon for it to reoccur in other side,it won't show up…
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My timeline
Today specialist advised chemo/radiation - I feel like I am in a dream, is this really happening to me?