Hi itsjustmeuc
Sorry to hear of your diagnosis. You are in the worst period for stress right now - it will get better once you have a treatment plan in place. As Moomincorn suggested, talk to a BC nurse to ease your mind or ring the BCNA helpline.
All the scans are normal procedure, so try not to think the worst (although I know it is hard). Your team are just trying to get the most info so they can treat you in the best possible way and there are some excellent treatments available now. Try not to Google (especially HER2+) - most info is very outdated and will cause you more stress.
I was diagnosed on 9 Dec 2023 with stage 2 Triple Positive (HR+ & HER2+) - my tumour was 2.5cm. After all my scans, I completed 6 rounds of TCHP neoadjuvant chemo/targeted therapy. I then had surgery and followed up with anti-hormone therapy and Herceptin.
I had two teenagers at home and worked part-time. I continued to work through treatment, but took 3 weeks off for surgery. My work was very accommodating and I had plenty of sick leave available, but found it was good to have something other than cancer to think about.
All the best and let me know if you have any questions xx
