advice wanted
Hello,
I am newly diagnosed, I have had two operations the first one removed a lump and 18 lymph nodes of which 4 had cancer. the second one removed some ductal type left and now I have been told ...
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Hi Julia, I am just a little ahead of you (but not much) and happy to share my story so far. I was diagnosed in march this year and had a large, invasive ductal carcinoma removed plus 13 nodes of which 5 were cancerous. Like you, there were still cells found in the margin, so in Sept i am having a mastectomy. My oncologist recommended chemo first to avoid any further delay and I have now had 4 of my 6 cycles. I won't pretend it has been easy, but it has been manageable and i cope with working 2 weeks out of every 3 week cycle.
After my surgery on 5th Sept I will have radiotherapy followed by hormone treatment.
My arm is still numb from the auxilliary clearance and I see a physio every 10 days plus do exercises at home. It has been complicated by cording which is painful but the exercises help.
I can totally relate to your state of shock, that is how I felt back in March, but trust me, we seem to find an inner strength to keep us going, and this is a great site to vent, ask for advice or just feel less alone. Feel free to read any of my blogs.
Take care x