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Jane-Altona
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10 years ago

The journey just got longer.

Hello,

My first post, not sure how to start. Last Tuesday I had breast conserving surgery with a sentinel node biopsy of the right breast. It was a long day, but I came out of it well and was allowed to go home that afternoon. I was fortunate to have no pain only tiredness and slight dizziness for 4 days. I recovered very well.

Today I got my results. Not great. As my lump was small I was hoping to get away with radiation & some hormone drugs. It's not to be. I am positive to both hormone receptors & happily negative to HER2. The lump is 9mm. That's the good news. 1 of the 3 nodes was positive, 6mm. So chemo it is.

What does this mean to my life as I know it? I'm a runner, a long distance runner. I love to run, I love running with my running buddies.

My treatment will begin after my next race, which is on 17 Jan. The race is my first ultra marathon. I'm going to try and run through this thing, even if sometimes it is only 100m. I'm going to ask my running buddies to help me do that.

Not running is what will make me sad.

Cheers, Jane 

 

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  • adean's avatar
    adean
    Member
    10 years ago

    Life gives us surprises we never expect , for you this will be another race, you are lucky to have your buddies, all the best. Adean

     

  • Cook65's avatar
    Cook65
    Member
    10 years ago

    Hi Jane,

    welcome to the site but I'm sorry you've had to join us. It's difficult to say what impact chemo will have on you as everyone reacts differently and there are a number of different chemos. It's is recommended that you do some light exercise whilst having chemo as it will help with the fatigue, even if it is just a 100m walk. Listen to your body and make sure that you get plenty of rest in between and hopefully you will have the energy to do little runs on your better days. Take care and good luck. Karen xox

  • rowdy's avatar
    rowdy
    Member
    10 years ago

    Hi Jane and welcome to the site. Great to hear your running buddies will help you to keep moving. During chemo it is hard to stay motivated so you are so lucky to have that support. Have a merry christmas and enjoy.

  • Ann-Marie's avatar
    Ann-Marie
    Member
    10 years ago

    Hi Jane,

    Welcome to the Online Network. My name is Ann-Marie and I am the Online Community Coordinator at BCNA.

    Thank you for sharing your post with us. I have a number of long distance running buddies and what I know about runners is that they are their for each other no matter what.

    The members of the online network will be able to offer support and answer any of your questions. So asked away.

    We have a online group called "get active and keep well" , you may be interested in joining.

    If you need anything just let us know.

    Ann-Marie x