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Recently diagnosed and have no idea what's in store
Hello there, I was diagnosed with High Grade DCIS in mid June this year. So far it is only in my right breast. It's on the right side of this breast, but a recent MRI showed an unknown area on the l...
I felt like I was reading my story. To help with some advice I have just had a double mastectomy after to lumpectomies couldn’t find clear margins. Just take one step at a time. Listen to your doctors. Speak with the breast cancer nurses they are wonderful and comforting. I was supposed to start chemo today but tomorrow will have more surgery to fix a site on my left breast that is not healing so chemo has been pushed back two weeks. Just go with the flow. Every discussion the doctors make is in your best interest. I too will need hormone blockers but I’ll cover that when I need to. Let’s just take one step at a time. Lean on your friends and family. My two adult kids have been amazing but it’s also hard on them. My daughter especially who is scared for her own future too. Slow down your life and just breath and relax. It’s a ride.