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I recently discovered a lump and within 10 days had surgery to remove, yesterday I went back to the surgeon and was resigned to the fact that I may need radio therapy I am now told that it was a mod...
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Im so sorry that you have to go through this but you are in the right place. What helped me in the beginning was to
1.stay off the internet, don't Google. Come here to bcna for support
2. Only read the sections from your my journey kit that applies to your current situation. Don't try to take it all on board in one go. You can come back to it when you face other stages of treatment.
3. Set up a facebook group page and add all family and friends to it and tell them you will use this page for updates on all your treatment and this is where they should post support messages as opposed to texting you constantly asking how you are. It gets tiring to have to text the same info over and over to concerned friends and family. This way you can write about your experience when you feel up t to it and not get bombarded on your mobile.
4. Ask a close friend to organise a meal roster for friends to cook and bring you meals for the first couple of days. This is a massive help and can all be done via the fb group page.
5. Then last, deal with today's issues today! Everything else that lies ahead needs to go on the 'virtual shelve' until you get to it , then deal with that. Emotionally you can't and don't need to cope with it all today because it is exhausting your brain and will bring you down. Having stuff on the 'shelve' puts you back in control.
All the best with the rest of your experience. Be kind to YOU.
Big hug, Rene