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Overwhelmed and lost
Hey everyone I'm Shannon, I just turned 28 and recently was diagnosed with breast cancer. I lost my mother to cancer when I was 17 after a 7 year battle that started as breat cancer. So everything abo...
Hi @batshan
It’s overwhelming receiving such a diagnosis especially so young and having lost your mother to this shitty disease.
As hard as it might be , stay away from “ Dr Google”.
When I as diagnosed I asked my breast cancer surgeon what I should be reading - he said to stick to official sources and not to randomly google.
This website ( and forum ) is a wealth of information, and all the ladies in here “ get it” in a way no one else can.
I too had a double mastectomy ( although I am older and didn’t have the BRCA gene).
The first priority is survival but it is worth asking if you can keep your options open for reconstruction if that is the route you want to go down .
Sending you virtual hugs.🌺
It’s overwhelming receiving such a diagnosis especially so young and having lost your mother to this shitty disease.
As hard as it might be , stay away from “ Dr Google”.
When I as diagnosed I asked my breast cancer surgeon what I should be reading - he said to stick to official sources and not to randomly google.
This website ( and forum ) is a wealth of information, and all the ladies in here “ get it” in a way no one else can.
I too had a double mastectomy ( although I am older and didn’t have the BRCA gene).
The first priority is survival but it is worth asking if you can keep your options open for reconstruction if that is the route you want to go down .
Sending you virtual hugs.🌺