Hi - first of all, I'm so sorry to hear about your diagnosis. Damn breast cancer....I hate it. Thank you for your kind comments...if someone out there can benefit from my openness and research that's great...my advise to you would be to let yourself experience your emotions...give yourself the opportunity to feel whatever you feel. This is your cancer, your experience, your body....no one will look out for you as much as you can. So, educate yourself. You owe it to yourself to be involved in your cancer journey. Don't just assume that because doctors are doctors and surgeons are surgeons that they know what's best for you all the time. They probably do but you need to really know that. And the only way to do that is by doing your own research. Here are a few websites that I enjoy:
www.lbbc.org
www.youngsurvival.org
www.canceractive.com
www.breastcancer.org
I have no doubt that you are a very strong woman and will beat this. All of the women with breast cancer I've met are all strong, independent women so I think God only give it to those he knows can handle it. And beat it. And you will.
Best of luck to you on this journey.
Dawn xxx