New diagnosis
hi everyone, I am new here, while I am saying I am newly diagnosed it occurred back in Sept. I felt so overwhelmed that when I looked at this site I couldn't cope, I had to shut it down. It has taken...
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Hi Crafty.
Yes it's a lot to take in. I'm hoping you've had some support from a breast cancer nurse. My confirmed diagnosis happened between Xmas and New Year almost 3 years ago and unfortunately all the support people were on keave at this time. Sometimes it feels like last week that I was diagnosed.
Yes the chemo is hard going. Well it certainly was for me. Normally a woman who did everything.... working mother, a manager, a planner.... Reduced to that of the patient who couldn't remember stuff all. I wrote everything down. It's all the anxiety that goes with diagnosis not just the chemo that impact on our memory. Our body is just trying to heal. That's it's job. On a bonus side, for me anyway, is very little recall what chemo was like other than feeling unwell and not being able to work. Hopefully it will be like that for you too.
You might have radiotherapy after chemo depending on the tumor location, but you may not. Other than that it might just be a tablet for the next 5 to 10 years to suppress hormones...if you have that type of cancer.
We are here for any of those questions that just pop in your head. Kath x
Yes it's a lot to take in. I'm hoping you've had some support from a breast cancer nurse. My confirmed diagnosis happened between Xmas and New Year almost 3 years ago and unfortunately all the support people were on keave at this time. Sometimes it feels like last week that I was diagnosed.
Yes the chemo is hard going. Well it certainly was for me. Normally a woman who did everything.... working mother, a manager, a planner.... Reduced to that of the patient who couldn't remember stuff all. I wrote everything down. It's all the anxiety that goes with diagnosis not just the chemo that impact on our memory. Our body is just trying to heal. That's it's job. On a bonus side, for me anyway, is very little recall what chemo was like other than feeling unwell and not being able to work. Hopefully it will be like that for you too.
You might have radiotherapy after chemo depending on the tumor location, but you may not. Other than that it might just be a tablet for the next 5 to 10 years to suppress hormones...if you have that type of cancer.
We are here for any of those questions that just pop in your head. Kath x