New diagnosis, have had mastectomy
Hi All I was diagnosed with breast cancer on 24 August. Core Biopsy and FNA showed that I had cancer in the tumour, in the milk ducts and lymph nodes. I freaked out at that but saw surgeon 24 hours l...
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Thanks @Suzi_S61. It's been a month today since my diagnosis and 2 weeks post surgery. I saw both my surgeon and oncologist this week. I have Triple Negative, grade 3 stage 2a, multifocal invasive ductal, the largest measuring 1.5cm, and cancer in two nodes (out of 11).
I start dose dense chemo on 15 October with 4 sessions every 2 weeks for part A and then part B will be different. I'll have the gene test before I start and if it's positive I'll have a hysterectomy also.
After the initial shock I feel quite calm about it - everyone else seems to be freaking out and focusing in on the next 6 months and how hard it's going to be and I seem to be consoling everyone that it's going to be ok. Maybe I'm in denial about it all - I occasionally have to remind myself I have cancer - but I'm just taking it one day at a time, no point stressing about what's going to happen during chemo until it happens.
How are you going with your recovery from the mastectomy and axilla clearance? I'm still quite sore and my arm doesn't have as much movement as I'd like. I need to get some physio but it's tricky being school holidays now and everyone is busy...and my eldest turns 16 on Wednesday! I feel so under prepared for it...and I can't drive and go out shopping!! 🙄
And I'm meant to be away on holidays now...I'm so bummed about that 😔
I start dose dense chemo on 15 October with 4 sessions every 2 weeks for part A and then part B will be different. I'll have the gene test before I start and if it's positive I'll have a hysterectomy also.
After the initial shock I feel quite calm about it - everyone else seems to be freaking out and focusing in on the next 6 months and how hard it's going to be and I seem to be consoling everyone that it's going to be ok. Maybe I'm in denial about it all - I occasionally have to remind myself I have cancer - but I'm just taking it one day at a time, no point stressing about what's going to happen during chemo until it happens.
How are you going with your recovery from the mastectomy and axilla clearance? I'm still quite sore and my arm doesn't have as much movement as I'd like. I need to get some physio but it's tricky being school holidays now and everyone is busy...and my eldest turns 16 on Wednesday! I feel so under prepared for it...and I can't drive and go out shopping!! 🙄
And I'm meant to be away on holidays now...I'm so bummed about that 😔