Just diagnosed - feeling very lost

Welcome - BCNA is the best support and advice centre on the internet.  We are always here for you 24/7.  I am so sorry you have had to join us, but you could not have come to a better place.  The pink sisters here all understand - they have all been through the shock and the fear and the confusion after diagnosis - ask anything and there will always be someone here to answer you or to chat. It is very calming not to feel alone.

I am also TNBC - we are usually Grade 3 when we are diagnosed - it means we have an aggressive form of BC.  The Stage (1, 2A, 2B or 3) shows the progression.  Your My Journey books from BCNA explain the difference between Grade and Stage better than I can!  Have you sent for them?  We also have a TNBC group you could join, and read other people's experiences and treatments.  There are lots of helpful tips and advice.

There are some lovely pink sisters in Perth, and they will contact you I"m sure - I am in Qld so no help geographically - but I can assure you that I have just passed the 2 years mark since my surgery (bilateral) and life is almost normal again.  When you are facing chemo and radiation, try to take things one day at a time.  Looking too far ahead can be overwhelming.  Just take one step at a time.  Buy a thick notebook to keep a diary of appointments, side effects if any, questions to ask your medical team, reminders, etc. as your life is about to become filled with appointments, scans, etc.  You will get through it, and with a plan in place the time goes surprisingly quickly.

Will be thinking of you, Leonie - keep in touch and let us know how you are going.  Big hug.  Michelle xx