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a shock
Hi all
I have just been diagnosed with IDC grade 3 (27/06/16). still trying to work out what that really means beyond "you have breast cancer". We have no breast cancer in our family.
Have been i...
Hi Annette
it's such a shock, you never think it will happen to you. No cancer in my family, breast or any other.
From nearly 4 years on, it's a remarkable thing. No-one would choose to do it, but it's not all grim. Chemo is not fun, but reactions vary - I was never sick or fatigued, and worked right through. How you react is hard to tell till you start. Energy is important, conserve it any way you can - I found work energised me and distracted me from cancer, others find it too much of a drain. No matter how unpleasant the treatment, remember it will end. Every week is closer to your goal.
Lots of people can help, so take a deep breath and let them. You can set the tone of how they react, you want positive stories, support not other people's war stories!
best of luck, you'll get there.