About to start the next phase!!
I'm a 34 year old mum of one and I was diagnosed with breast cancer in July. I'm due to start chemo in 2 days and I'm freaked out!!!! I had a lumpectomy and feel like I've done a whole lot of waiting...
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Hi ladies...I was diagnosed on the 12th May 2012. I'm 35 and I'm married with 2 young children. It is only now that I have even been able to get on this website and acknowledge what has happened. After having a mastectomy I pretty much went straght into chemo (I'm not sure what the initials mean but I think TC - Taxotere & Cyclosphomide??) which I finished a few weeks ago. Other than feeling yuck for the first 5 days or so after each cycle...I was pretty much able to resume normal activities with the kids. I'm now starting to feel stronger each day...althought the fatigue creeps up at night and I'm tending to go to bed a lot earlier...or fall asleep on the couch!!
Annie...good on you for getting the wig beforehand. I thought that my hair loss would not affect me as much as it did...and whilst scarfs are great for home or with people I know...I felt pretty self-concious at the shops. The wig paid for itself then!!
I wish you all the very best...and continue to utilise the variety of services available to you as you need them...they really can help.