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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Hi there @TeePee you have the same diagnosis as I did but I didn’t have any lymph node involvement and my scans were all clear. there’s been a few more of us TNBC gals popping up since I was diagnosed may 2016 aged 43. I had a left side mastectomy no recon yet and took the other boob off too as a preventative. My choice as my guts told me too. But don’t think at all this is what you should do. It was just the right decision for me as I had lumpy cysty boobs and didn’t want to be always stressing about the other side. I had dose dense chemo too 4 rounds of AC and 4 of paclitaxol 2 weeks apart. I also was tested for the gene as I was under 50 with no family history. I was negative for it. So I didn’t need my ovaries removed. Id already had a previous hysterectomy.
My best advice for you is. Everyone has a bloody opinion about how they “think you are going to feel” , many of them haven’t had bc and really wouldn’t know, take advice from your team and the crew on this forum. Try not to google anything either. Everyone one is different with chemo, for me it was shitty but doable. I still managed to run a household and get shit done I just rested in between. I didn’t work during chemo as I’m a nurse and would of caught something no doubt that would of delayed treatment but some of the crew on here have it just depends.
Listen to your body, delegate if needed, yes it is all about you for the next few months, take help if family and friends offer, whether it’s cooking some meals or helping with the kids or even financially, you have to learn quick smart it’s OK to accept help if you need it, you will soon find out who your true friends are.
People don’t offer to help if they don’t want to believe me! I had ones that stepped up that I never expected too, and on the other hand had a friend of over 30 years who didn’t even text to see how I was going at all.
It’s hard for those around you to watch you going through chemo that’s true but they will all adjust to your treatment plan and you will get there in the end, it is doable and treatable and TNBC responds really well to chemo too. Big hug. Margie x
My best advice for you is. Everyone has a bloody opinion about how they “think you are going to feel” , many of them haven’t had bc and really wouldn’t know, take advice from your team and the crew on this forum. Try not to google anything either. Everyone one is different with chemo, for me it was shitty but doable. I still managed to run a household and get shit done I just rested in between. I didn’t work during chemo as I’m a nurse and would of caught something no doubt that would of delayed treatment but some of the crew on here have it just depends.
Listen to your body, delegate if needed, yes it is all about you for the next few months, take help if family and friends offer, whether it’s cooking some meals or helping with the kids or even financially, you have to learn quick smart it’s OK to accept help if you need it, you will soon find out who your true friends are.
People don’t offer to help if they don’t want to believe me! I had ones that stepped up that I never expected too, and on the other hand had a friend of over 30 years who didn’t even text to see how I was going at all.
It’s hard for those around you to watch you going through chemo that’s true but they will all adjust to your treatment plan and you will get there in the end, it is doable and treatable and TNBC responds really well to chemo too. Big hug. Margie x