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Kate38
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12 years ago

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Hi, I am a 38 yr old single mum and have just been diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. Two 3.5 mm grade 3 tumors in left breast (one might be metaplastic but pathology is not conclusive on that) and at least 2 lymph nodes are highly malignant. Am feeling somewhat devastated :( Drs are recommending neoadjuvant chemotherapy. So sometime in next week I will be starting four cycles of AC at two week intervals followed by weekly Paclitaxel for 12 weeks. I am a bit scared, but mostly concerned that I have no way of knowing if this treatment is best option. Grateful for any thoughts.
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    NaturalBel
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    12 years ago

    Hi Kate, your head will be spinning from all the information you are about to learn.  I found it of great value to research all of my questions via the "My Journey Kit" available, see bottom of this page, and the helpful staff at the Cancer Council, and as soon as I was in hospital, my wonderful Breast Care Nurse.  Here, the emotional support, and thousands of people who have been through similar experiences.  Fear is rreduced with asking questions and getting answers.  I had full faith in my medical team here in Launceston, and I am now 8 months after all of my treatment has finished.  I shook my Doctors hand and said thank you, you got it right!  However, I was able to get a second opinion too, that confirmed my doctor was doing the right thing.  I didnt understand it all until it was over, I guess I was too shocked for 6 months to grasp it was happening to me.  I had never had health issues, and it does come out of no-where, when we discover cancer.  I wish you best of luck.  I hope you do what I did, and reach out to you Cancer Council, join groups, and meet lots of new friends, when the time is right, because they all understood!  XX Bel

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