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That means you're 1/3 of the way through chemo Karen. That's awesome. The hair loss part is not nice and indeed confronting. Though was nice to have none on my legs for a while ! I found the eyebrows and eyelash thing worse. It really messed with my head, but now they are back. In fact all my hair follicles have come back with avengeance. I know you can get through this Karen. You have already been through so much is probably what you are thinking? But you really can get through the chemo, and the hair loss and all the other side effects. Focus now on what you can control, and that is getting through each chemo and each day. Hang in there Karen. We are all behind you, with you, next to you...Lisa xxx

Thanks for your lovely words ladies,

Things turned out to be a bit more troublesome in my journey - lumpectomy first, followed by 8 pages of pathology. A bilateral matectomy done 2 weeks after the lumpectomy, all within  6 weeks of diagnosis.

I had 3 tumours in the right, with areas of both DCIS and LCIS in both breasts.

I am now on chemotherapy - 4 down, 12 to go. I have found it confronting to lose my hair, and without breasts as well, I'm not feeling so girly at the moment.

My husband has been amazing though and my son is coping very well. So-called friends have stayed away, but it is their loss, not mine! I have found so much support both on here and on the FB page for younger women with this. 

I do know that this will be a distant memeory before too long, but appreciate that you ladies understand just how hard it is to travel this path.

Thanks for the support!

Thanks for your lovely words ladies,

Things turned out to be a bit more troublesome in my journey - lumpectomy first, followed by 8 pages of pathology. A bilateral matectomy done 2 weeks after the lumpectomy, all within  6 weeks of diagnosis.

I had 3 tumours in the right, with areas of both DCIS and LCIS in both breasts.

I am now on chemotherapy - 4 down, 12 to go. I have found it confronting to lose my hair, and without breasts as well, I'm not feeling so girly at the moment.

My husband has been amazing though and my son is coping very well. So-called friends have stayed away, but it is their loss, not mine! I have found so much support both on here and on the FB page for younger women with this. 

I do know that this will be a distant memeory before too long, but appreciate that you ladies understand just how hard it is to travel this path.

Thanks for the support!

Hi Karen I am 41, first diagnosed 10 years ago at 31 , lumpectomy, chemo and radio....I celebrated 10 years BC free this year.....well for 2 weeks any way.....scan came back with shadow, core biopsy revealed 5mm lump that no one could feel tested positive for DCIS ! The bitch had come back ! My team and I agreed on a masectomy of left breast as it came back in same one ... Pathology has come back nothing else in breast only what they knew was there which means no chemo or radio again ...phew.... So we are around the same age :) I too lost friends although I don't think they truly are if they ran away ...chicken shits , not like u can catch BC lol , don't waist your precious time on them spend it on u and your gorgeous family, cry when u need to , scream when u want to, but most of all try to laugh every possible chance u can xxxxxx love and light to u sweet xxxx

Hi Karen I am 41, first diagnosed 10 years ago at 31 , lumpectomy, chemo and radio....I celebrated 10 years BC free this year.....well for 2 weeks any way.....scan came back with shadow, core biopsy revealed 5mm lump that no one could feel tested positive for DCIS ! The bitch had come back ! My team and I agreed on a masectomy of left breast as it came back in same one ... Pathology has come back nothing else in breast only what they knew was there which means no chemo or radio again ...phew.... So we are around the same age :) I too lost friends although I don't think they truly are if they ran away ...chicken shits , not like u can catch BC lol , don't waist your precious time on them spend it on u and your gorgeous family, cry when u need to , scream when u want to, but most of all try to laugh every possible chance u can xxxxxx love and light to u sweet xxxx