Early Diagnosis

I'm so sorry that you have been diagnosed, it is such a shock. I was only 47, had always been very healthy and did not have any family history. Most of us never expect this to happen to us. I remember feeling like my life had run off the rails, like I'd woken up in some parallel universe. You do find your emotions are all over the place and I found some people's comments hard to take. But for your own sake it helps to respond to this crisis in constructive ways. I tried not to spend too much time on anger or the 'why me'. Reading other people's stories I quickly realized that cancer does not discriminate. It happens to young/old, fit or not so fit, and it happens to GOOD people. It is not fair but once you have a diagnosis the one thing you can control is how you think about it. I chose to find out all I could about how to help myself through the treatment I would need. Then I set about doing this. I had somehow managed to get cancer but there was a lot I could do to help myself. I walked, I ate healthy and I prepared for surgery. It is not easy but you do get through what you have to and you can help your body to recover from this. I finished treatment almost 4 months ago and I feel healthy again. Wishing you all the best for your treatment. This network is the most fantastic place for support. We are very lucky to have it. Deanne xxx

I'm so sorry that you have been diagnosed, it is such a shock. I was only 47, had always been very healthy and did not have any family history. Most of us never expect this to happen to us. I remember feeling like my life had run off the rails, like I'd woken up in some parallel universe. You do find your emotions are all over the place and I found some people's comments hard to take. But for your own sake it helps to respond to this crisis in constructive ways. I tried not to spend too much time on anger or the 'why me'. Reading other people's stories I quickly realized that cancer does not discriminate. It happens to young/old, fit or not so fit, and it happens to GOOD people. It is not fair but once you have a diagnosis the one thing you can control is how you think about it. I chose to find out all I could about how to help myself through the treatment I would need. Then I set about doing this. I had somehow managed to get cancer but there was a lot I could do to help myself. I walked, I ate healthy and I prepared for surgery. It is not easy but you do get through what you have to and you can help your body to recover from this. I finished treatment almost 4 months ago and I feel healthy again. Wishing you all the best for your treatment. This network is the most fantastic place for support. We are very lucky to have it. Deanne xxx

Sorry to hear about your diagnosis, I can understand your emotions are all over the place, it's such a shock. I didn't have any symptons either but I do have a rather tragic family history. The waiting game is the hardest, in the early stages of this journey all we seem to do is wait for results. The best advice given to me was to take 'one day at time', it can be hard to follow because the mind does seem to run off into the future. I had 2 tumours, fortunately they were in the same quadrant of one breast, so I had a wide local incision and a sentinel node biopsy, all good with the nodes. Because of the family history it was reccomended I have chemo and radiation, have completed chemo and moving on to radiation, then hormone treatment. I wish you well for your surgery and any treatment you will need, take care, this is a good place if you need comfort or just need to rant,

Hazel xx

Hi Ronnie, 

I was told only surgery and Radio will do, cause the Dr project my tumor was small.  However, after the surgery and the tumor was cut, it found was a Grade 3 (most aggresive one) with only 15mm.  Also I the pathology result reflected my ER+ and HER2+

So I was proposed to have 6 weeks Chemo, + Herceptin 1year, 6weeks Radio, and 5years Tamoxifen.

My 1st round will be this Friday and I am well prepare both physical and mentally (just struggling when is the best time to shave myself)

Please don't be too panic or angry.  No doubt the name of "cancer" is scary, however, now is much much popular around the world.  

It's good you come into this Web and there are lots of pink sisters sharing information, which make the scenrio more transparent.  Please be brave and be positive.  This is the only thing that you could help yourself.  It will high and low, up and down, but it will over.

Take care {{Big Hug}}

Rosanna

Hi Ronnie, 

I was told only surgery and Radio will do, cause the Dr project my tumor was small.  However, after the surgery and the tumor was cut, it found was a Grade 3 (most aggresive one) with only 15mm.  Also I the pathology result reflected my ER+ and HER2+

So I was proposed to have 6 weeks Chemo, + Herceptin 1year, 6weeks Radio, and 5years Tamoxifen.

My 1st round will be this Friday and I am well prepare both physical and mentally (just struggling when is the best time to shave myself)

Please don't be too panic or angry.  No doubt the name of "cancer" is scary, however, now is much much popular around the world.  

It's good you come into this Web and there are lots of pink sisters sharing information, which make the scenrio more transparent.  Please be brave and be positive.  This is the only thing that you could help yourself.  It will high and low, up and down, but it will over.

Take care {{Big Hug}}

Rosanna

Hi Ronnie, 

I was told only surgery and Radio will do, cause the Dr project my tumor was small.  However, after the surgery and the tumor was cut, it found was a Grade 3 (most aggresive one) with only 15mm.  Also I the pathology result reflected my ER+ and HER2+

So I was proposed to have 6 weeks Chemo, + Herceptin 1year, 6weeks Radio, and 5years Tamoxifen.

My 1st round will be this Friday and I am well prepare both physical and mentally (just struggling when is the best time to shave myself)

Please don't be too panic or angry.  No doubt the name of "cancer" is scary, however, now is much much popular around the world.  

It's good you come into this Web and there are lots of pink sisters sharing information, which make the scenrio more transparent.  Please be brave and be positive.  This is the only thing that you could help yourself.  It will high and low, up and down, but it will over.

Take care {{Big Hug}}

Rosanna