Drowning in anxiety and fear

I am so sorry to hear you have been diagnosed and are in such distress. So sad you have lost your friend to cancer, but this does not mean you will lose the fight. Most of us will go on to lead perfectly happy lives.It has only been 12 weeks since my diagnosis and your writing of how you feel brings it all back to me. The size of my tumour was also 3 cms. I had lymph node involvement and will need 6mths chemo and 9 mths IV and 5 yrs tamoxifen.It is so overwhelming to hear the news and I remember thinking that I will never feel anything but anxiety and fear again. But here I am post lymph nodes biopsy and mastectomy, at the airport on my way to my 3rd of 8 rounds of chemo knowing that I will beat this. Yes it is a big job and the journey can be rocky, but it is doable. I know it is all consuming in the beginning and it takes some time to get over the initial shock. The waiting is the worst part. I was hoping someone would put their arm around me and would say it is all just a bad dream or they would give me a guarantee it would all be fixed like a bad cold. Stay in touch with us on your journey and lean on us at any time. Take slow deep breaths, take one step at a time and things will soon become clearer. You too will come to terms with it and remember that this illness is treatable. I hope the fog clears for you soon. xx Silke