Recently diagnosed - Finally reaching out.
Hi friends
I was diagnosed at the end of September after my first ever mammogram. I had turned 50 in August & thought I had better have it done. What a shock it was. My tumour was 6cm & I had cancer in 10 lymph nodes. My surgeon said I would have had it for 2 years. What the! Two weeks after diagnosis I had a left Breast mastectomy & 15 lymph nodes removed. It happened all very quickly for me, even though the waiting for results was the worst & longest times I had ever experienced. Oh, & telling my two daughters, that was heart breaking. I am recovering well from the surgery, it will be 3 weeks this Friday.
Up till now I have been in denial about the whole diagnosis. Or maybe I have just been plain scared. Not wanting to branch out to you all for support. Silly me. After finally being brave enough to have a look at this wonderful resource we are on & reading everyone else’s journeys & support they have received, I am so annoyed with myself for not jumping on board sooner.
i had my first appointment with my oncologist yesterday, & I am starting chemo on the 13th November. The information overload I received yesterday was massive & once again reality hit me head on.
I will be having 4 cycles - 2 months of AC (doxorubicin & cyclophosphamide) & then 12 weekly cycles - 3 months of Paclitaxel. Before having radiation therapy & then 10 years of hormone blocker drug.
i am giving the cold cap ago. Has anyone else tried it? Was it successful for you? I would love to know.
I live in the north eastern suburbs of Adelaide - Dernancourt if anyone knows of any support groups in the area it would be appreciated.
Thank you for listening.
xxxxx
I was diagnosed at the end of September after my first ever mammogram. I had turned 50 in August & thought I had better have it done. What a shock it was. My tumour was 6cm & I had cancer in 10 lymph nodes. My surgeon said I would have had it for 2 years. What the! Two weeks after diagnosis I had a left Breast mastectomy & 15 lymph nodes removed. It happened all very quickly for me, even though the waiting for results was the worst & longest times I had ever experienced. Oh, & telling my two daughters, that was heart breaking. I am recovering well from the surgery, it will be 3 weeks this Friday.
Up till now I have been in denial about the whole diagnosis. Or maybe I have just been plain scared. Not wanting to branch out to you all for support. Silly me. After finally being brave enough to have a look at this wonderful resource we are on & reading everyone else’s journeys & support they have received, I am so annoyed with myself for not jumping on board sooner.
i had my first appointment with my oncologist yesterday, & I am starting chemo on the 13th November. The information overload I received yesterday was massive & once again reality hit me head on.
I will be having 4 cycles - 2 months of AC (doxorubicin & cyclophosphamide) & then 12 weekly cycles - 3 months of Paclitaxel. Before having radiation therapy & then 10 years of hormone blocker drug.
i am giving the cold cap ago. Has anyone else tried it? Was it successful for you? I would love to know.
I live in the north eastern suburbs of Adelaide - Dernancourt if anyone knows of any support groups in the area it would be appreciated.
Thank you for listening.
xxxxx
