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Hi Yesterday I received preliminary pathology results which said I have an invasive poorly differentiated carcinoma. There were a number of further points noted but the gist is that my lump is cancer...
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Hi @NikkiJ6
As many others have commented on here , the emotional /psychological impacts of a breast cancer diagnosis can be huge on top of the physical impacts.Crying , shock , anger, “ out of body “ feelings ( “ cancer - isn’t that fine thing that happens to someone else?”) are all perfectly normal.
You can vent in here any time -we have all been there in one way or another.
Take it one step at a time and take comfort in the fact we have a great medical system , the PET scan was good and you have a supportive hubby.
You will get through this.
I found listening to the podcasts by Dr Charlotte Tottman referred yo in the “ Announcements “above very helpful - she was a psychologist specialising in cancer related distress who herself was diagnosed with breast cancer.
As many others have commented on here , the emotional /psychological impacts of a breast cancer diagnosis can be huge on top of the physical impacts.Crying , shock , anger, “ out of body “ feelings ( “ cancer - isn’t that fine thing that happens to someone else?”) are all perfectly normal.
You can vent in here any time -we have all been there in one way or another.
Take it one step at a time and take comfort in the fact we have a great medical system , the PET scan was good and you have a supportive hubby.
You will get through this.
I found listening to the podcasts by Dr Charlotte Tottman referred yo in the “ Announcements “above very helpful - she was a psychologist specialising in cancer related distress who herself was diagnosed with breast cancer.