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Rentro5
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12 years ago

Still in shock!!

Hi all, This is my first post and i'm not sure where to start :/ I'm 32 and a mother of 3 children ages 8,7,4 and was diagnosed with breast cancer on my daughters 8th birthday this April, it was the hardest day so far and just knowing I had a long hard road ahead was testing to say the least. I have a ductal stage 2 agressive grade 3 cancer and have had a 2.6 cm lump removed and all  14 lymph nodes under right arm pit removed. Thankfully only 1 of the 14 was cancerous so i'm hanging on to that as a positive. Unfortunatly it's tested negative to hormone treatment. I will be starting chemo in a few weeks for 6mth treatment and then Radio. Any tips on what I should expect would be appreciated.

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  • Rentro5's avatar
    Rentro5
    Member
    12 years ago
    Hi all, Thankyou for your replys.. This page has put me at ease in knowing im not alone and the support of people outside of family is great.. Will def keep you all updated..and look forward to hearing from you all again :) I'm in perth and looking for some local support too, if anyone could help me as I'm still trying to figure the site out..
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    lisa256
    Member
    12 years ago

     

    I am 43 years old with two sons, 12 and 16. I was diagnosed with grade 2 stage 3 triple negative breast cancer in mid december last year. I was diagnosed on a tuesday and started chemo for neoadjuvant treatment the friday of that week. I did 4 x fortnightly AC and 12 weekly taxol treatments. The AC treatments really knocked me around with nausea and tiredness but the taxol wasn't too bad in comparison. As I was not working, I managed some housework, social outings, making meals and exercise. I am now one week out from two lumpectomy surgeries. They removed 27 lymph nodes. 17 had cancer. Not as good a result as yours. I have found the pain and after effects of surgery worse than the chemo treatments and their side effects.  I always took someone to chemo for support which I think helped me to cope as well as accepting offers of cooked meals and help with house cleaning.  In about a month, I will be having radiation daily for six weeks. Not really looking forward to that. I'm expecting redness, burning and fatigue. I know it's not easy, but try to take each day as it comes. Good luck with your treatment. Lisa xx

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    rivergum
    Member
    12 years ago

    Welcome to the BCNA website. So sorry that you've had this big shock. It's not great to find out you've a long stretch of treatment ahead of you. I am coming to the end of 6 months of chemo and will have my radiotherapy to go too.

    Have you got the My Journey kit yet! It's great, full of comprehensive info. Do you have a breast care nurse yet? they are truly wonderful and reassuring too.

    Just like recovery from surgery, around three days to a week of the early cycles are just so tiring, so accepting any help with children and meals is great! My children are a lot older, but it was still nice to to have someone bring round a meal and not feel guilty about it. :) Hope you are managing the emotional rollercoaster OK. Sometimes it's all go and we're managing fine, and then other times due to feeling crap, it's all too much!

    Keep up with some kind of walking and exercise you do for fun. I know a houseful of young children is a real challenge physically, but it's not quite the same as having a 40 minute break for yourself. 

    Good luck and ask plenty of questions. Cheers. Meg x