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Feeling like a fraud
Hi Everyone. I have been newly diagnosed. Everything has happened at light speed. I had a followup ultrasound on the 9th of Feb for another issue that they wanted to check. They found a small lump, d...
@Bearyfolk
I know exactly how you feel and have expressed that same sentiment .... mine went pretty fast & furious as well - 12 days from diagnosis to surgery - but yours certainly WAS lightening fast!!
Yes - everyone around you sort of expects to see you looking and acting 'ill'!! But like me - you wouldn't have 'looked ill', you wouldn't have 'felt ill' ...... cos most people only remember the bad days when a lot of BC sufferers didn't make it. You had a 'condition' that has been removed, so all's good ... (not unlike having a baby - once it is born, you aren't pregnant any more .....)
With modern surgery & with it being picked up so much earlier - there is a much better likelihood of a good outcome and you were lucky to be able to get operated on so quickly.
We really are the lucky ones - compared to those having the same surgery even 10+ years ago. I hope your radiation etc goes well too. Mine starts on Wed. Then I have to decide whether to go on the tablets or not, like you.
In a matter of weeks or months - it will all seem like a bad dream.
All the best for your further treatment. xx
I know exactly how you feel and have expressed that same sentiment .... mine went pretty fast & furious as well - 12 days from diagnosis to surgery - but yours certainly WAS lightening fast!!
Yes - everyone around you sort of expects to see you looking and acting 'ill'!! But like me - you wouldn't have 'looked ill', you wouldn't have 'felt ill' ...... cos most people only remember the bad days when a lot of BC sufferers didn't make it. You had a 'condition' that has been removed, so all's good ... (not unlike having a baby - once it is born, you aren't pregnant any more .....)
With modern surgery & with it being picked up so much earlier - there is a much better likelihood of a good outcome and you were lucky to be able to get operated on so quickly.
We really are the lucky ones - compared to those having the same surgery even 10+ years ago. I hope your radiation etc goes well too. Mine starts on Wed. Then I have to decide whether to go on the tablets or not, like you.
In a matter of weeks or months - it will all seem like a bad dream.
All the best for your further treatment. xx