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Waiting for oncologist ??
Hi there, I was diagnosed with breast cancer 5 weeks ago. I am now 4 weeks post surgery after a lumpectomy. I had a grade 2 invasive ductal carcinoma. My specialist informed me last Thursday that...
@Jazz26 I think chemo is the one we dread the most, for obvious reasons. Don't panic, though. It's certainly no party, but most of us find it better than expected and definitely do-able. Your oncologist monitors you closely and they have a whole heap of things to help manage the nasty side effects. Some people are so well they can comfortably work right through. We all have those moments of 'wow, this is getting real' but I think a certain amount of acceptance comes with that. Keep busy for the week and try not to over-think it. It's so individual and you won't know how you're going to react until you do it.