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Newly diagnosed DCIS
Diagnosed on the 25th October after a routine mammogram- no lumps/symptoms. Waiting now to be booked in for a mastectomy + reconstruction. No longer feel numb but the shock remains.
Sorry to see you here, @RedRose77, welcome to the group - As with so many of us, we were fit & healthy & loving life & got the shock diagnosis (there's NEVER been cancer in my family - I used to be smug because we all had a history of heart attack! So, weird, eh?) It can take a while to get over those emotions that can range from sad to despair to anger & everywhere between. All these emotions are totally normal.
Make sure you take a trusted buddy with you to all your appointments as support and also as a 2nd set of ears as no 2 people 'hear' the same thing! And also consider recording them as it is very difficult to remember everything that is said at the time xx
So good that you've found us - as @June1952 has said - there are no silly questions ..... so ask away xx
Feel free to join the Private Reconstruction Group - where all conversations are totally private & you can bring up any query that you may have - and also see pics of other's reconstructions.
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/group/1-choosing-breast-reconstruction
Also, jump onto this thread to see what else we have going on in the forum .... we have some 'off topic' threads where you can show off your pets, gardens, art & craft and more! We even have a couple of funny threads, for a good belly laugh too!! Feel free to add to any of them! There are tick sheets, too, to 'self assess' how you are going ..... you could take those along with you to your team meetings - and if you feel a tad sad, ask your GP to refer you to a Counsellor - or give our helpline a bell on 1800 500 258 Mon-Fri xx
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/23477/a-big-welcome-to-all-our-new-members#latest
take care & all the best xx
Make sure you take a trusted buddy with you to all your appointments as support and also as a 2nd set of ears as no 2 people 'hear' the same thing! And also consider recording them as it is very difficult to remember everything that is said at the time xx
So good that you've found us - as @June1952 has said - there are no silly questions ..... so ask away xx
Feel free to join the Private Reconstruction Group - where all conversations are totally private & you can bring up any query that you may have - and also see pics of other's reconstructions.
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/group/1-choosing-breast-reconstruction
Also, jump onto this thread to see what else we have going on in the forum .... we have some 'off topic' threads where you can show off your pets, gardens, art & craft and more! We even have a couple of funny threads, for a good belly laugh too!! Feel free to add to any of them! There are tick sheets, too, to 'self assess' how you are going ..... you could take those along with you to your team meetings - and if you feel a tad sad, ask your GP to refer you to a Counsellor - or give our helpline a bell on 1800 500 258 Mon-Fri xx
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/23477/a-big-welcome-to-all-our-new-members#latest
take care & all the best xx