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ZarraTheStaffy
11 months agoMember
Guilt
Thanks to BCNA and the forum contributors (my new friends). I was diagnosed with IDC this week at 49 and have been 'battling' my emotions rather than sitting into them. That stops now. A couple of f...
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EllieEmu
10 months agoMember
Like you, I had a very quick diagnosis and went from the suggestion that I have a lumpectomy in my left breast then it was decided that a mastectomy would be more beneficial as the biopsy showed different cancers in that breast to a last minute MRI that showed another mass in my right breast. So I chose to have both breasts removed with the right untested. It turns out that was probably a lifesaving decision as the three different cancers in the left beast were all contained and I would probably have only needed hormone therapy however, the undiagnosed right breast has HER 2 positive cancer lurking in it, So the roller coaster ride has been extremely traumatic and am a bit concerned about not getting the right information I need to keep my head tightly screwed onto my shoulders. I haven’t slept since my diagnosis back in 25/9 and am now trying all sorts of prescribed drugs but to no avail at this stage. So being so totally exhausted doesn’t help one’s mental state.
I start my 12 weeks of weekly chemo next week plus the targeted drug herseptin every three weeks and that will continue for the nine months after I finish my chemo.
so it’s certainly looking like a long hard battle.
but suddenly oh so comforting reading other people stories and how,to,deal,with some of the issues.
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parkrunner9973
10 months agoMember
Hugs to you. That sounds like quite a rollercoaster ride indeed. The not sleeping is really awful!
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