Its all so new
I'v just been diagnosed with breast cancer. I'm not really sure how I feel. I found out because of an abnormality at my first screening mammogram. When they called me back to have more checks somehow...
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Welcome to the forum Paula, not welcome to rotten cancer. No worries the docs will sort it out and you will come good.
Excellent replies from the other ladies. Do take someone with you to each appointment. Do write a list of questions no matter how silly or trivial you think they may be.
Everything, even depression can be handled by your breast cancer team so just be up front about it and they will help you. There are also councillors and McGrath breast nurse available.
Some weird darn things go through your mind. I had scary little mini panic attacks but fortunately there were at home and not in public and I got through it. For some reason 3 mornings in a row I woke up with the words in my head first thing, I am a chemo patient. It really browned me off as I was feeling just not too bad at the time and my stupid brain did not have to remind me of things. I even chucked a tantrum in front of the specialist doctor who I thought was being rather flippant and she copped a bucket of tears that day, as did the poor unsuspecting pre-op nurse who I saw right afterwards lol.
We all muddle through and we're here for you if you want to have a rant or just need a cyber hug.