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Donna1974
Member
5 years ago

New and wanting to say hi 🙋‍♀️

Hi 🙋‍♀️ 
I have trolled on here since being diagnosed triple positive in October 2020!
I had a bilateral mastectomy and left axillary clearance in November in which they found a 2nd lesion!
so I have invasive lobular and ductal 🤦🏼‍♀️
Anyway I started AC chemo last Friday fortnightly for 8 weeks then taxol for 12 weeks.
25 doses of radiation and herceptin 3 weekly for 12 months. Then all going well 10 years of endocrine treatment!
I just wanted to say Thankyou I have found this network a wealth of information and feel so grateful 🥰
Of course I knew nothing when I first started and felt like a deer in the headlights so to speak. 🦌 
chemotherapy
double-mastectomy
new-diagnosis
  • AllyJay's avatar
    AllyJay
    Member
    5 years ago
    Hi there dear deer....welcome to the group that nobody really wants to join. I was also a "lurker" when I first joined as I always like to suss out the lay of the land in any new situation. I hope you feel a little less like you're that deer, frozen and dead scared, and that you realise you have this gang here who've really got the ability to say "we get it". No topic is off limits and there are no taboo subjects. Anything from "shiny ginies" (exfoliation of our lady gardens) to treatment and info...this is a true "hive mind" here. I hope your treatment treats you kindly and that you'll join us again for a natter.   Ally.
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    JennyD78
    Member
    5 years ago
    Welcome Donna.  I'm in Newcastle too and happy to have a chat if you ever want.  I was diagnosed age 39 in Nov 2017 and did basically the same treatments as you, except I did chemo first.  I did all mine through The Breast Centre at Gateshead/Lake Mac Private.  Hope you're keeping reasonably well.  Take care xo