newly diagnosed - IDC
Hi Everyone, I am so glad to see such a supportive group of people. I have recently been diagnosed with invasive Ductal Carcinoma in my right breast 15MM in size, my left had a lump but it was noted...
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Dear @CarrieP
Good advice above, can I emphasise to lay off Dr Google? When I was first diagnosed, while waiting for my biopsy results, Dr Google pretty well convinced me I had Inflammatory Breast Cancer. If I had, nothing I read would have helped or given me sensible advice, and as it turned out I didn’t have it. It just added to the waiting misery. Listen to your oncologist and specialist first would be my advice - one of the big temptations is to preempt everything in the hope of being better prepared, but often it means you’re making plans for things that aren’t actually going to happen or not a good idea. Taking things day by day is hard but it’s a really good discipline. Same with your girls - they don’t need to know everything at once. Your prognosis is good, so once you know what treatment you and your team are agreed on, you can let them know the most immediate bits, particularly that treatment is designed to make you better. Let them know what they can do to help - practical things. Others on the network I am sure can share how they managed with their children. It surprisingly does get better, in your head and your heart, when you start treatment. Best wishes.
Good advice above, can I emphasise to lay off Dr Google? When I was first diagnosed, while waiting for my biopsy results, Dr Google pretty well convinced me I had Inflammatory Breast Cancer. If I had, nothing I read would have helped or given me sensible advice, and as it turned out I didn’t have it. It just added to the waiting misery. Listen to your oncologist and specialist first would be my advice - one of the big temptations is to preempt everything in the hope of being better prepared, but often it means you’re making plans for things that aren’t actually going to happen or not a good idea. Taking things day by day is hard but it’s a really good discipline. Same with your girls - they don’t need to know everything at once. Your prognosis is good, so once you know what treatment you and your team are agreed on, you can let them know the most immediate bits, particularly that treatment is designed to make you better. Let them know what they can do to help - practical things. Others on the network I am sure can share how they managed with their children. It surprisingly does get better, in your head and your heart, when you start treatment. Best wishes.