I feel like a fraud...
I was diagnosed on Friday with an Invasive Ductal Carcinoma in my right breast. I am in shock. It is small and they have found it early which is all positive. But why do I feel so bad and scared. I f...
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Hi Jacqui There is no right or wrong way to feel when you are first diagnosed but I can tell you I felt exactly the same way when I was told I have invasive ductal carcinoma last October. I can't believe how much I cried in those first few weeks. I also had panic attacks and the waiting for test results, and treatment plans was almost unbearable. It's hard to know what to expect or how long treatment will take because everyone is different and individual treatments depend on how big the cancer is, the type, grade, stage etc and you may not know that for a little while. It is indeed one step at a time. You are not making a fuss over nothing. Cancer can be a life changing event even if it is small. I wish you could have all the answers right here right now, but that isn't possible. However, you will have them soon. For now all you can do is take a deep breath and deal as best you can day to day by taking it one day at a time. And there may be plenty of people around you who won't know the right thing to say or understand the way you feel, that's what this network is for as we have gone through it or are going through it with you. So don't hesitate to come on here and vent if you need to or ask questions.
Sending you all my best wishes
Nadine