Just diagnosed

Hello Stephanie,

Gosh you are so young, I am 73, my cancer is in my left breast. My daughter who is a dermatologist discovered it in me, I saw the look on her face and I knew straight away she found something. She was able to get me to see a Professor at the cancer clinic, my husband attended. I lost him 21 months ago with eosophageal cancer when he was 72. I miss him terribly, but I also tell him I am not ready to go back to him yet.

I have 3 daughters living in sydney. I live in NSW at St Clair,near Penrith.

I also have a son living in Caboolture Q'ld.

I am so happy hearing all the ladies who have contacted me and how they are all going so well with their treatments. The thing I am most worried about is a Mastectomy, but I will do it if I have too. I have 8 wonderful grandchildren. I want to be here for a few more years yet.

I am being treated at Nepean Hospital, they are wonderful up there. I have no complaints whatsoever, and the cancer clinic nurses are the best. Of course the ones who treated Keith my husband were so shocked to see me back being treated for Breast cancer so close to losing him.

I have had 2 chemo treatments so far and 2 more of these before christmas and then I go on Paxlitaxel some name like that for 12 weeks 1 per week and I also will be having Herceptin as I am HER2 Positive.My daughter says this is a wonderful drug and will help me lots.

Thank you for contacting me, I am very positive though and hope to have at least 5 more years. I will do whatever is required to stay alive.

Love Lorraine S.