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Hi Caitlin,

I've been in a similar journey: diagnosed October last year, I was 27, triple positive invasive ductal carcinoma, no kids, unlikely IVF would have been successful due to timing, so getting Zoladex jabs every 4 weeks. I've had chemo first, and herceptin which will be ongoing for the rest of the year, and I'm now awaiting my op, with radiation and tamoxifen to follow. 

You're even closer to the end now since this was posted so congratulations! I was elated when I finished chemo on the 2nd!

A friend (same age) recently reached out - she's been going through exactly the same cancer journey too. She did opt for having her eggs harvested and she said she wished she hadn't as it was an awful process at a difficult time, plus she's also on Zoladex anyway. I found getting that different perspective helped a little with coming to terms with not having been able to. Like you, I hope the decision to have kids hasn't been taken away from me. 

Zoladex injections...I'm surprised to not see more people mentioning just how much they hurt on here!! Is it just me??? I have cried with all but one of them it's so painful - and I have never been that bad with needles! It's great what it does, amazing and necessary...but OUCH!

Thanks for sharing your story. Really hope you're doing well and wishing you the best.

Em x