Triple negative breast cancer

  So sorry to see you here with two little ones to take care of and worry for. It’s good you caught it early so hopefully all will be well for your future. Others on here will give great advice and tips on how to cope with chemo and radiation. I have just finished chemo and am now partway into rads - I have four children between 7-17 and my advice is to accept any help that’s offered because at best chemo is very tiring and much as you want to soldier on, the reality is that some days that will prove difficult. Some people cope very well, some really struggle and it’s impossible to know which will be you until you are in the middle of it. 

Thank you so much, words I needed to hear. I have my mum coming over before chemo starts to help out as my husband is fly in fly out. He’ll try be home as much a possible be he needs to still work. It’s just so uncertain and scary. But help I will accept! And helps I have had to put my daughter onto formula so others can look after her when needed. 

Wonderful that your mum can come - mine was a wonderful help with getting kids ready for school etc on my off days. My husband was home each night thankfully - fly in and out will make it harder but you will get there. Being young has its advantages - it’s not fair, but having a young strong body is an advantage I’m sure. Take good care of yourself xx

Here's to the tn grandmas! I dont know how we would have survived without ours.
@Caroline86, I'm so sorry you have to join us. It will not be easy but you will get through. As ddon says, we do get very good care here.
If your husband ever wants to talk to another husband of a young tnbc mum please let him not hesitate to get in touch. I know it probably all.feels like a nightmare you are running through. I still have hopes of waking up but the reality is... well, this.
 But things will get better. There are many supportive survivors right here. There is a lot of information on this forum. I stalked through old forum stories which I found helpful personally. 
I also found Pat Prijatel's book
 Surviving Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Hope, Treatment, and Recovery
helpful.
Never give up, you can beat this!

Thank you So much I’ll look into that book! I don’t think I understand the full complexity of all this yet and rolling with the punches. Just holding onto my surgeon saying there is a 97% survival rate for my stage and that gives me hope! We are very blessed and have apparently an amazing oncologist I’m yet to meet. 

@Caroline86 I was diagnosed on August 20. Triple Negative, Grade 3. Not sure of the stage yet but have been told I caught it early and it was only in 2 nodes. I had a lumpectomy and auxiliary clearance and see my oncologist for the first time on Saturday. Like you I have a young family. I'm 38 and my youngest is 18mths old. How are you going on your journey? What is chemo like? 
Sending 💕 and positive thoughts. 

I’m so sorry to hear your story! It’s a devastating thing to have to go through With young kids. Where r u located? I’m in Perth. I’ve recently been diagnosed with the BRCA1 gene so will be having a double mastectomy next year after chemo and my ovaries out down the tract. 

Hi @Caroline86 to protect your privacy I have removed your full name.  You can send @lovemelrose a private message via the online forum with your contact details.  Cheers Giovanna

Thank you sorry I only realised afterwards I could private msg. Thank you for taking my name off