Lucky stars
Earlier this year I noticed a lump in my left breast that was not going anywhere. It was hard and persistent but not very big. Having always had lumpy breasts I proceeded to ignore it for quite som...
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Well it has been just over a week since my new chemo regime. I am now on dax and I now feel like I have cancer. Not all the time but on the weekend if there was a hole I could have crawled into with a blanket to cover me and a dream to get me through what was to come. At times it felt like my nerves were being ripped from whatever incases them. In my darkest time, my breast care nurse karen rang and asked how i was doing. I was so happy she did, she explained that this treatment was not easier and was very traumatic and all that I was feeling was normal, she sympathised, and offered very good advice. I am so lucky to have her in my corner that is for sure. Once i started doing what she told me to, my days were easier to bare and now a few days on things are good again. Now I know what to expect for my second round of this I will be better prepared. I didn't like to feel so vulnerable , knowledge is power. Hope everyone else is doing well in their battles.