Just diagnosed - 22 years old

Welcome Maggie.  Initial diagnosis is hard to cope with.  You have come to the right place.  We have all been through cancer diagnosis here and each of us have a journey to tell.  Yours is just beginning but know that each treatment you have will help you survive and beat this and live a long and happy life.  You are surrounded by women here who know and understand what you are going through.  When I lost my hair it actually grew back thicker and better.  Wigs these days are brilliant and have the benefit of "no more bad hair days".  I ordered 2 wigs as close as possible to my own hairstyle.  The obvious benefit being if I ran into someone in the street I knew I didn't need to have to explain anything.  I just felt normal and that was important for me as I didn't want to live it 24/7.

Good luck, be guided by your specialist team, ask for copies of all your tests including pathology results.  Ask questions and get explanations so you don't feel as if everything is out of your hands and going on around you without you.  Suex