Altered staging
Hi. I’m 39 mother of 4 boys and was initially diagnosed with stage 2. I recently had a lumpectomy and auxiliary clearance and margins were not clear and found it had spread to a number of lymph nodes ...
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Hi @Cara_maree
When I had my cancer diagnosis, I found it very distressing specially because it was described as aggressive being HER2+. I had a lot of negative thoughts constantly going through my head. While I am not medically qualified, I can describe my experience.
i contacted Cancer council asking if they could connect me with someone who had been through BC and was now doing well. Hearing positive stories helped me a lot.
i spoke to a psychologist who was able to help me develop coping strategies. You are entitled to 5 visits with an allied health professional, you need your GP to make a chronic disease management plan.
https://www.bcna.org.au/media/2844/bcna-fact-sheet-chronic-disease-management-plan.pdf
Even if you have stage 3 your treatment is treating the disease and as the oncologist told me BC is curable and we are working towards curing the disease.
When I had my cancer diagnosis, I found it very distressing specially because it was described as aggressive being HER2+. I had a lot of negative thoughts constantly going through my head. While I am not medically qualified, I can describe my experience.
i contacted Cancer council asking if they could connect me with someone who had been through BC and was now doing well. Hearing positive stories helped me a lot.
i spoke to a psychologist who was able to help me develop coping strategies. You are entitled to 5 visits with an allied health professional, you need your GP to make a chronic disease management plan.
https://www.bcna.org.au/media/2844/bcna-fact-sheet-chronic-disease-management-plan.pdf
Even if you have stage 3 your treatment is treating the disease and as the oncologist told me BC is curable and we are working towards curing the disease.
When I start worrying about the future, I tell myself that no one knows how long they will live, nor do they know what the future holds. The same is true for me, I need to just live each day as it comes.
My friend gave me a book called ‘Survive and Thrive’ by Jo Spicer. This book describes the experience of cancer survivors. I don’t like reading about cancer but this book has some inspiring stories.
Best of luck with your treatment and take care.
My friend gave me a book called ‘Survive and Thrive’ by Jo Spicer. This book describes the experience of cancer survivors. I don’t like reading about cancer but this book has some inspiring stories.
Best of luck with your treatment and take care.