Grade 3 Triple Negative
Hi - I am still processing that I am here. I am waiting for a referral after my GP casually informed me that I have grade three - triple negative breast cancer on the 9th Nov after a biopsy. I have ga...
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Hi @Angieree
Its very overwhelming at first - I actually had an out of body experience we nice when my GP gave me my diagnosis - like I was looking down on the consult and it was someone else.
The best advice my GP gave he was to take someone with me to my appointment with the breast cancer surgeon she referred me to as I. Would not likely take everything in .
luckily my husband was retired and he came to all of my initial appointments with various specialists - the very first one with the breast cancer surgeon was really critical.
I had a big (5.5 cm) lobular cancer and had yo have lots of tests and scans and the waiting was very anxiety producing.
Once I had a treatment plan I calmed down a bit.
I ended up having double mastectomy, radiotherapy , DIEP reconstruction and now hormone therapy - I am 2 years on from my diagnosis.
You will find a lot of very useful stuff on this website and a lot of support on this forum - we have all “been there” one way or another - no question is ever too silly or trivial .
Take care and let us know when you know more.🌺
Its very overwhelming at first - I actually had an out of body experience we nice when my GP gave me my diagnosis - like I was looking down on the consult and it was someone else.
The best advice my GP gave he was to take someone with me to my appointment with the breast cancer surgeon she referred me to as I. Would not likely take everything in .
luckily my husband was retired and he came to all of my initial appointments with various specialists - the very first one with the breast cancer surgeon was really critical.
I had a big (5.5 cm) lobular cancer and had yo have lots of tests and scans and the waiting was very anxiety producing.
Once I had a treatment plan I calmed down a bit.
I ended up having double mastectomy, radiotherapy , DIEP reconstruction and now hormone therapy - I am 2 years on from my diagnosis.
You will find a lot of very useful stuff on this website and a lot of support on this forum - we have all “been there” one way or another - no question is ever too silly or trivial .
Take care and let us know when you know more.🌺