Scared !!!

Hi,  I'm sorry to hear about your diagnosis.  I was diagnosed in October last year with a very large area of DCIS in my right breast.  I had a mastectomy and at the same time a sentinel node biopsy which actually found Grade 4 in my lymph nodes.  I went back in for a second op and had a left mastectomy (to be absolutely sure) and a right axillary clearance.  Scary yes... but a lot less scary than thinking it may not have been found.  I am extremely grateful I am still here to tell the tale and see my daughter grow up.

From my understanding you have chemo if they find invasive cancer cells.  You have radiotherapy if they find more than three lymph nodes that have cancer in them.

I am having both chemo and radiotherapy at exactly the same time.  I am almost at the end of the radiotherapy  and hopefully starting my second course of chemo today.

The radiotherapy is all very easy - just like an xray - just a pain having to go to the hospital every day Monday to Friday.

The chemo is also really quite easy although has more side effects.  I have nearly lost all my hair and have had some nausea, but that's all for now.  I think the symptoms might get worse as you go on.  We'll see.

Don't worry too much.  Look towards the positives.  They have found the cancer and they are treating it.  It's also Grade 1 which is great news.  It hasn't developed too far.

Which hospital are you going to?  I'm being treated at Sir Charles Gairdner.  They have been fantastic. 

Good luck with your journey! x