New Diagnosis

Hi there shaylee, good luck with your surgery heres my story for you if it helps. I was  diagnosed in may with triple neg had a L mastectomy by choice instead of lumpectomy and radiation then chemo) no lymph node involvement and scans all clear. I have finished my 8 fortnightly rounds of chemo ( 4 AC 4 taxsol) 5 weeks ago  got through it fairly well, better than I thought I would the biggest thing was the fatigue for me for the first week then improved from there also had some issues with reflux which I've never had before. and some back muscle soreness post Add to dictionary injections for a day but relieved with baths and body shop bath milk... that stuff is the best!!. some mild tingling in my fingers and toes and my finger nails got a beating but improved since I put the hard core polish on them and of course the hair loss, mind you I shaved my head after my first round of chemo and was left with stubble which I still have but still no regrowth in sight yet. Ive heard it can take months. I still managed to function though with daily stuff like housework, dinner etc just got it all out the way in the mornings when I was feeling half human. I started back at work a couple weeks ago just 4 hours per week which is keeping me busy, will go back properly in the new year as per specialists I  have booked to have my other boob off end of nov as a preventative although surgeon and oncologist said it wasn't necessary I was adamant I wanted if off as Ive heard of women getting it in the other side but am still thinking it through. Ive decided not to have the reconstruction as I am happy with te prosthesis and feel I have had enough surgery already!! I also qualified for the genetic test as I also have no family history and am aged under 50 but will have to wait 8 weeks for the results. This site is great for advice and support. Best of luck to you. Margie :)