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Newly diagnosed - Triple Negative - Chemo underway - Family history
Hi everyone, Well this is the group you really don't want to join, but it appears to be a great resource and source of support, so here goes. I was diagnosed with a triple negative tumour in my...
Hi KRW, welcome to the group. 26 years ago, at 39, I was also diagnosed with Triple Negative. I went through 6 months chemo and then a mastectomy. Tested positive for BRCA 2 in 2014 when my sisters also developed breast cancer (6 of us out of 7 girls) which prompted the familial cancer interest. Those of us that had lumpectomies ended up with metastatic cancer, and now I have completed chemo again and another mastectomy for the other breast as cancer (different tumour type this time) reappeared last year. My surviving sisters and I have also had our ovaries and fallopian tubes removed which may be something you will be offered. I am now on an aromatase inhibitor for at least 8 years….so you can see there are certain similarities..For the constipation, my McGrath nurse suggested eating pears as evidently they are wonderful for that issue (and they have worked for me..) Tap into the special group previously suggested (Triple Neg.) as ongoing treatment is somewhat different to other tumour types and there are many who can share their experiences and “what worked for me” stories. P.S. I love reading “essays”!