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Hi I'm Judy and I hope I'm no too old for this group. I'm 46, married with 2 grown children(20&18). I was diagnosed on 8 Dec and have since had surgery on 21st Dec. I had a lumpectamy to remove the c...
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Yes as Mel says the waiting is the hardest. It really is amazing how we all cope with the treatment. I found it best to "know everything" when I had my first diagnosis back in 2006. I nearly drove myself mad reading everything and asking so many questions of my surgeon. The second time around in 2010 I was a lot more relaxed. My surgeon was more anxious and upset than I was. Once you have the results and get your plan you will adjust your life to fit in with it. The treatment is just "something that has to be done". What got me through the chemo (didn't have it the first diagnosis) was knowing that others before me had done it and survived. It is really good having this site to ask questions when you need to. All the best XLeonie