Newly Diagnosed 18/2/2020
Hi Everyone, my name is Lois and my life got bit of a shock last week when the doctor said "It is Aggressive, Invasive Breast Cancer". The emotions went into hyper drive and I left his room and prom...
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@Lois_56. Everyone reacts in a different way. I also think the mindset goes a long way into how it affects you. On a positive note, I had my sessions first thing in the morning and then went to work. I did get some breakage of skin under my breast at the very end. The centre nurse dressed it then a nurse came to my home as my sessions ended and we ended up after the first visit with the nurse showing my husband how to dress the very small wound as I didn't want her coming to me every day when I'm sure there were far more people needing her. In time it healed and was tender in that area only but I used to wear a pad between it and my bra. My booby was very red but no problem I had moo goo cream which I slathered on many times a day..i found the cream they gave me at rads was thick and harder to apply Moo goo do an excellent oncology pack It contains a lot of things plus some freebies and works out much cheaper than buying them individually. So if anyone wants to buy you a pressie .... The redness gradually receded and as I'm not a nude model it didn't affect my work. Lol. There are so many things that can go wrong, or side effects, etc and you may only have a few of them, certainly not all but it's good to be educated and to be aware but don't for one second think you'll get them all. This is the time to decide how you are going to get through this. That's where the mindset comes in. Glass half full, or half empty. Being stage 1 your prognosis is a very good one. Already you are off to a positive start. Keep it up dear girl and kick its ass and don't ever let it rob you of your happiness or anything else. Give it zero power, by being positive. Put your big girl pants on and show em girl .You got this.. Personally all my friends and family were my Team Unicorn. Right after surgery I wore my Unicorn headband in hospital 2 1/2 years later, last week I still am getting Unicorn presents .. Maybe get yourself a positive team together. I also had a Ra Ra Girl who messaged me forever with happy thoughts.