Newbie triple negative

Welcome Clairebear7 to club noone wants to join.   Wishing you well with your chemo treatment.    It took me a long time to post when I was first diagnosed but I found this forum very helpful.   Cheers

Hi @Clairebear7 so great you posted. I am sorry you find yourself here but you will find a lot of support from those of us who have walked this path. I remember reading absolutely every post in here before I built the courage up to post myself. You are never alone, we understand and there may come a time where you will also help someone who posts for the first time. 🌸 The dose dense chemo is challenging, I really had to do a lot of self talk and get in the zone. I imagined the chemo as liquid gold and what I needed to destroy any crappy cells. The chemo also builds up as you go so it is normal to feel more tired as you go. I would literally randomly lie down and sleep. One thing I found helpful was a calendar that I put a great big cross through after every round. I did 4 x fortnightly and then did 12 weekly. It’s also normal to feel anxious because it all feels so strange. Be kind to yourself. Don’t get ahead of yourself, just focus on today. Have you found that you have some good days in the fortnight? When you feel ok, do something you love - coffee? Read? See a friend? If you can try to go for a stroll. If you need anything, jump on here. On my first post, I was told that I would look back on my chemo and would most likely forget a lot of it - I found that hard to believe at the time, but 2 years on, I can say that advice was so true. This time now will pass. Another tip I was given was to reframe how you are thinking, rather than worry about things in the future, consciously say, at this time. Take care, you can do this. 🌸 

Hey darl 🙂. Nice of you to say hi. A lot of us were stalkers before we posted 😄. 

Thank you everyone for your lovely replies. I’m doing ok, tomorrow is the dreaded round 3, but today I feel good and have the public holiday to spend with my family, so I’m going to try to enjoy it as much as I can. 

hi Clairebear7 
we have a facebook group for TNBC https://www.facebook.com/groups/1166665270079659

I am 9yrs since diagnosis with No evidence of disease (NED) 
take it one day at a time with treatment. 

SO glad you've found us, @Clairebear7.  Yep, Most of us 'stalk the forum' for a while, before putting up that first post ....  Whack up any questions that you have & hopefully we'll be able to help out xx

I hope your session tomorrow is easier than the previous one xx.   I hope you can go with the kids to school, even as a passenger xx

All the best and enjoy today with the family xx

Thank you everyone for your encouraging replies. I made it through round 3!!! Just have a little lingering nausea on day 7. I even made it to take the kids on their first day, it was a struggle but they were very happy to have their mum with them. 😊

WOOHOO!!  Well done on making it thru Round 3 - and for making the kids on their first day!  That was pure guts on your behalf xx

Hubby had all his covid jabs during chemo & I was more affected than him!  Weird!!  He mainly just had a sore arm. I hope that is 'it' for you too xx

take care & all the best as you recover from this round xx

Thanks arpie 😊😊😊

I hope so too. Fingers crossed. 🤞