Surreal
Conversation with my GP and Diagnosed with breast cancer yesterday at 46 years old. When they called and suggested I have a support person attend it was a bit of a give away. However i was still hope...
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Hi @Ali78, big breaths for all this. These first few weeks are overwhelming. You have now joined our little club and none of us want to be in it but here we are. It's great to reach out and continue to do so as you need to.
My advice is to take one day at a time. There is much to process and the doctors have to get all the information first to be able to treat you correctly. It takes time. It does feel better when you have a treatment plan but sometimes the whole plan comes together after surgery. Be patient and trust the medical people.
I had my husband come to my appointments and I always had a note book. The questions you ask depend on what you know now and what you want to know.
I told a small group of friends at the start. Just know some friends may be overwhelmed too and family and friends can react in ways we don't exist.
In terms of self care. I walked, did yoga, meditation, ate well and lots vegetables and fruit. I am not a big sugar fan so I didn't really hard to give that up. I just did things l liked doing so I was busy. Keep busy so you don't dwell on it all. Easy to say and harder to do but it is true.
Once you have your appointment today you will know more. This is step one. After surgery you will know more again and what the next step is. Feel free to update when you get more information but for now deep breaths and don't get ahead of yourself. Stay away from Google too. It really isn't helpful at all and there is much out of date information.
Hope your appointment goes well. Best wishes
My advice is to take one day at a time. There is much to process and the doctors have to get all the information first to be able to treat you correctly. It takes time. It does feel better when you have a treatment plan but sometimes the whole plan comes together after surgery. Be patient and trust the medical people.
I had my husband come to my appointments and I always had a note book. The questions you ask depend on what you know now and what you want to know.
I told a small group of friends at the start. Just know some friends may be overwhelmed too and family and friends can react in ways we don't exist.
In terms of self care. I walked, did yoga, meditation, ate well and lots vegetables and fruit. I am not a big sugar fan so I didn't really hard to give that up. I just did things l liked doing so I was busy. Keep busy so you don't dwell on it all. Easy to say and harder to do but it is true.
Once you have your appointment today you will know more. This is step one. After surgery you will know more again and what the next step is. Feel free to update when you get more information but for now deep breaths and don't get ahead of yourself. Stay away from Google too. It really isn't helpful at all and there is much out of date information.
Hope your appointment goes well. Best wishes