And here I am
2 weeks ago, having breast cancer was the furthermost thing from my mind. I knew that i had some changes to my right breast but I had no reason to believe it was anything other than Fibrocystic dise...
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Dear Angela,,
Welcome to this group where you will get lots of empathy, information and virtual hugs when you are feeling low. Here we all understand the sheer shock of the diagnosis. I remember sitting by myself in the area outside the surgeon's room on January 27th at Breastscreen Victoria after the bad news had been broken to me, fighting back tears and saying to myself in total disbelief "I have cancer!"
Mine turned out to be multi-focal Invasive ductal carcinoma. After two lumpectomies failed to get it all (as I had large breasts it turned out to be a large lurking underlying single cancer), my surgeon went for a mastectomy and reconstruction. The lymph nodes were clear and they are as sure as they are able to be based on pathology results that I am cancer free. Two weeks after surgery I am home, tired but recovering, and even walked twice on a flat path around a very small suburban park on the weekend.
There were lots of little kids in the central playground with their mums and dads, and everyone was smiling. That will be you again, but for the moment, just deal with one day at a time and accept the love and concern with which your family and friends will surround you as they come to terms with your diagnosis. If you feel like yelling and venting at the u fairness of it all, this is also the place to come, as we have all been there!
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