Newly diagnosed
hi there,
I am 30 years old and have just been diagnosed with BC which doctors think is IBC grade 3 (not sure of stage) I have had a swollen breast for nearly 6 weeks which doc initially thought wa...
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Hi Kylie,
Welcome to the group but sorry to hear the news. I was diagnosed in july with inflammatory breast cancer grade 3 stage 3 triple negative. I am 5 or so weeks out of completing chemo and have a left mastectomy on thursday. I had TAC chemo, aggressive but its done the job. What i have learnt from chemo is
its gonna make you better. Remember that cos it keeps you going.
Whatever food you choose to take on chemo day you will not want to look at it again or for a long while. I learnt this the hard way i tried to be healthy each round but after round 3 i had limited options. Round 6 i took a diet coke and sweet potato chips! No loss if i never eat them again.
I lost my taste and spent hours in the supermarket buying food i wanted to eat but tasted blah. Your taste comes back and its like Christmas.
Hair falls out and its not the end of the world...it grows back eventually
My finger nails are still good. I had SNS manicures every 3 weeks and the coating adds nutrients to the nails, toe nails are not so great.
All in all the diagnosis is horrid, the treatment is horrid but the outcome is worth it.
Take care and take each day as it comes
Wendy x