Second but not secondary!
In 2003 a week after having my 4th baby, my partner of 12 years left and I was diagnosed with stage 3 esterogen receptor +, I had a lumpectomy and node removal (18 removed, 2+). Had chemo, radiation ...
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It looks like not one experience is exact same journey as anyone else I am now very scared of my right breast, if I can get a second primary 10 years after the first and my doctors told me that I have a very high risk of getting it in the other now. I have only had my first chemo so far (this time round) and it has hit me like a tonne of bricks and am hoping that this body of mine can hold up through the rest of treatment. I wish that I had been told of my increased risk when I was given the option of lumpectomy or mastectomy, because my choice would have been different had I known but not one of my medical team at the time mentioned any increased risk, in fact at my 7 year follow up with oncologist and given the 'all clear', he said that I had just as much chance as any other women. Feeling heaps of pressure to hold it together, I am a single mum, so have to help my kids cope with what is happening to me as well as try and hold on to my job so I can provide some semblance of normal life for now and when treatment is finished and what feels like a ticking time bomb on the right side of my chest just waiting to go off at some unforeseen time in my future! Sorry for the rant but just had to get it off my chest (ha ha)