NEWLY DIAGNOSED

Hi KJ

Many thanks for the warm welcome. I have to say it's this site & the amazing ladies on it along with my family that is keeping me sane.

I am sorry to hear that you heard your bad news on your own it must have been awful for you.

I was supposed to have a lumpectomy, but with it being an invasive type the surgeon suggested a mastectomy would be better.

I will be thinking about you & wish you well. xx

Thank you for the good advice Karen I am trying to remain positive. All the best to you. xx

Hi Eileen. Welcome to the worst club in SEQ... Sorry you had to join us but now that you are here, welcome to a pretty amazing sisterhood.

I got my diagnosis in November (I was on my own because I thought I was ok!) and after a lumpectomy, subsequent mastectomy and my first round of chemo, I still don't believe it's happening. 

You will have good days and bad days and you will have to learn to be REALLY nice to yourself but if you just keep putting one foot in front of the other you will eventually get to the end.

I am lucky that I have a great support network and excellent medical team but it's the ladies on this site that have got me through some of my worst days. Stay in touch with us, don't be frightened to ask questions, put on your war face, baby and get ready for the fight!

We will all be here every step of the way xo

Hi there

Welcome to the site but sorry you have had to join us. It is a shock and a roller coaster ride. It is surreal. Take each day and each appointment one day at a time. Ask lots of questions to your health professionals and take someone with you to your appointments if you can. And just remember you will get through this. All the best with it all. Karen xox

Thank you Brenda I am just happy that you ladies are such a big comfort to me &  I have just said to my husband what a blessing this site is & how much better it makes you feel.

Sorry to hear you have joined us Eileen but we aren't such a bad bunch really and we're good company. My initial reaction on the surface was shock but underneath was a seething anger how dare this happen to me. Its ok to scream at the world in here. We're with you.

Thanks Nadine

I feel a bit better about the scans after reading your post. So glad to hear that your tumour had not spread. Wishing you well.

Eileen

Hi Eileen 

The scans were time consuming because they need to give you stuff beforehand but fine. For the CT scan they had me drink about a litre of fluid an hour before the scan. No big deal. For the other I had an injection which I didn't even feel. For the bone scan they put you on a table then they position a plate close to the different parts of your body and you breathe normally. Both were pretty straight forward and took about half an hour if I am remembering correctly. I found it was good for me to know the results of these before I had surgery as we then knew what we are dealing with right up front. My tumour was 1.9mm and scans showed that because of the size it hadn't spread to anywhere else in the body which was a relief. Funnily enough the scans also highlighted all the arthritis I had in my body! Now I know what I had such sore elbows! Good luck with it all. All the best.

Nadine

Hi Nadine 

Thank you for the warm welcome.

Being on your own when diagnosed must have been really hard for you & I am glad that you now have support. I will also be sending positive thoughts & prayers for you both & for all the other ladies on this site.

How did you find the scans?

Eileen

Hi Donna

I must admit I am not looking forward to the bone & body scans, I hate confined spaces. The breast cancer people at Nambour said mine would be a WLE with SNR too. But when I saw the surgeon he thought a mastectomy would be the best option for me. Wishing you well for your journey.