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My journey of B C
Hi everyone, I was formally diagnosed BC with multifocal invasive lobular carcinoma from biopsy 2 days before Christmas in 2016. I had lumpectomy and sentinel nodes biopsy 2 days before New Year. I...
Hi @"Butterfly 40"
like you i was also diagnosed just before Christmas 2016. I am also a nurse working in community. Told my upper manager by showing him the results as I couldn't get the words out and asked him to tell my manager but with strict confidentiality, it was just before christmas and I felt bad enough spoiling my family's Christmas. I did tell my team just before I went on leave to have surgery. I am fortunate to have lots sick leave and because the day to go back to work was only a couple of days before booked annual leave i chose to run the two together.
Have kept in contact with a few colleagues and asked them to update the rest. Have told a few friends including one who is an 8 year survivor and we have compared treatments and scars. This was very helpful.
BC seems to touch so many people-hairdresser I went to before surgery her mother and grandmother had bc with many years survival and my best friends mother is a 30 year survivor.
Will have radiotherapy after my trip and not sure how this will affect me but I have oodles of sick leave anyway and only work 3 days a week now so hopefully will manage around this.
In the past work was my safehaven after death of my husband 8 years ago, would be fine with clients, though would bawl between them in car, pick myself up and go onto the next.
Am sure you will find your balance.
like you i was also diagnosed just before Christmas 2016. I am also a nurse working in community. Told my upper manager by showing him the results as I couldn't get the words out and asked him to tell my manager but with strict confidentiality, it was just before christmas and I felt bad enough spoiling my family's Christmas. I did tell my team just before I went on leave to have surgery. I am fortunate to have lots sick leave and because the day to go back to work was only a couple of days before booked annual leave i chose to run the two together.
Have kept in contact with a few colleagues and asked them to update the rest. Have told a few friends including one who is an 8 year survivor and we have compared treatments and scars. This was very helpful.
BC seems to touch so many people-hairdresser I went to before surgery her mother and grandmother had bc with many years survival and my best friends mother is a 30 year survivor.
Will have radiotherapy after my trip and not sure how this will affect me but I have oodles of sick leave anyway and only work 3 days a week now so hopefully will manage around this.
In the past work was my safehaven after death of my husband 8 years ago, would be fine with clients, though would bawl between them in car, pick myself up and go onto the next.
Am sure you will find your balance.