"I don't have time for BC"
Let me start from the beginning... Fri 13th April 2018, a day after I turned 35 years old. As I was getting ready for work, I felt a strange lump on my right breast and it was painful to touch. Initi...
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Flip rhymes with blip.
This is a blip on your radar and you are going to flip it.
I was diagnosed Sept 29 2018. I viewed it as a blip on my radar and now the blip is behind me. I created a Team Unicorn for my family and friends to help me. You sound very like me, strong independent and healthy. I was incredibly healthy and knew that any sickness I'd have during treatment was due to chemo and radiation. So that was a good thing. Chemo and radiotherapy was purely for insurance against recurrence as the lump was large but no spread I finished chemo mid Feb and rad end of April. My oncologist says I have breezed through it. Nothing has happened that wasn't expected. I've suffered physically but only from the treatment. There were days when I had to be massively strong mentally to stop being sucked into a pool of not coping. My Mantra from the beginning was that cancer was NOT going to rob me of anything. The mental fight has been my test throughout this. I do believe it's whats got me through Being positive,, seeing this as a blip on my radar. Being selfish for once in my life and going through the last 7 months looking out for me, and not making my life about pleasing others. Using that energy instead to heal me. I worked during treatment when able, as I am self employed because it helped me to feel normal. I went to gigs with my husbands band and sang my few songs when able. I didn't want to be a wilting flower. Only I could determine how I'd get through it I chose to be on top Okay I ve got this crappy disease, it's going to take 7 months to sort it out It's been like childbirth, something you go through but have no wish to remember. But yes, that core biopsy. Killer and most painful of everything. Hit a blood vessel. Agonising. Black breast 6x6 inches for months. Everything gone, over with,, letrozole for years so far so good as I wouldn't even know I'm taking it. I must admit that anything that has side effects regarding my libido gets my horns out.. Not allowing that to happen. So far so good. Flip, stay strong, get your support team, be selfish, it is all about you, you are the most important thing you have. Rest, rest and rest Do what you want when you know you can and then more rest. Before you know it it will be behind you . After my last chemo it compounded and many weeks later I had to stop on the stairs to work 3 times to get up them. Today I ran up them. My energy level is high but I still pace myself and rest. Wishing you well.
This is a blip on your radar and you are going to flip it.
I was diagnosed Sept 29 2018. I viewed it as a blip on my radar and now the blip is behind me. I created a Team Unicorn for my family and friends to help me. You sound very like me, strong independent and healthy. I was incredibly healthy and knew that any sickness I'd have during treatment was due to chemo and radiation. So that was a good thing. Chemo and radiotherapy was purely for insurance against recurrence as the lump was large but no spread I finished chemo mid Feb and rad end of April. My oncologist says I have breezed through it. Nothing has happened that wasn't expected. I've suffered physically but only from the treatment. There were days when I had to be massively strong mentally to stop being sucked into a pool of not coping. My Mantra from the beginning was that cancer was NOT going to rob me of anything. The mental fight has been my test throughout this. I do believe it's whats got me through Being positive,, seeing this as a blip on my radar. Being selfish for once in my life and going through the last 7 months looking out for me, and not making my life about pleasing others. Using that energy instead to heal me. I worked during treatment when able, as I am self employed because it helped me to feel normal. I went to gigs with my husbands band and sang my few songs when able. I didn't want to be a wilting flower. Only I could determine how I'd get through it I chose to be on top Okay I ve got this crappy disease, it's going to take 7 months to sort it out It's been like childbirth, something you go through but have no wish to remember. But yes, that core biopsy. Killer and most painful of everything. Hit a blood vessel. Agonising. Black breast 6x6 inches for months. Everything gone, over with,, letrozole for years so far so good as I wouldn't even know I'm taking it. I must admit that anything that has side effects regarding my libido gets my horns out.. Not allowing that to happen. So far so good. Flip, stay strong, get your support team, be selfish, it is all about you, you are the most important thing you have. Rest, rest and rest Do what you want when you know you can and then more rest. Before you know it it will be behind you . After my last chemo it compounded and many weeks later I had to stop on the stairs to work 3 times to get up them. Today I ran up them. My energy level is high but I still pace myself and rest. Wishing you well.