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The Journey Begins
Last Monday 30th May, 2016, I attended my first Mammogram after picking up a brochure at the Dr's surgery whilst I was waiting to get my results for blood tests, just doing a checkup to see where my ...
Hi Kathy. You've had lots of good advice & support from everyone. This is such a great site for that support.
I was diagnosed just over a year ago, and finished active treatment in January, 8 months to the day from diagnosis. It's a loong road, though mine was shorter than many. Like many others here, I wasn't diagnosed through Breast Screen. I had an axillary lump, never anything palpable in the breast.Known node positive from the start. Like you, I picked from the reactions that it wasn't going to be good news
I, too, am a nurse. Whilst I told everyonealong the way that I was a nurse, I also told them to treat me like I knew nothing as it was so far out of my areas of expertise. This helped generally, as they knew I would understand medical terminology. It was, & still is a steep learning curve.
Keep us up to date on what's happening. Will be thinking of you tomorrow
Take care, Lyn