Someone to chat with
Is there any one on line that I could chat with. Only just diagnosed and would like to chat with others that have been through this ordeal.
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Hi Debbie
That initial diagnosis is such a shock and we all deal with it so differently. I was told at the radiologist when I had gone for a mammogram to look at a lump my GP though was fibrous - I dropped my son to kinder, went for a mammogram and by that night was in a breast surgeon's office discussing surgery and testing to see if the cancer was elsewhere in my body! That was only 2 1/2 weeks ago and already seems like a lifetime ago. I have had a mastectomy, axilla clearance and am booked to start chemo on 2 weeks. I have lost weight but I am sleeping and eating a little again. Different things become positives - it's not anywhere else, there is a treatment, outcomes are so good now, we caught it early by chance etc... I wandered around numb for days - please be kind to yourself. I hope the medication is helping. I too started to feel pain in my armpit in the days before my mammogram - I think this is normal if you have some lymph node involvement. I really feel for you - this network is a wonderful place to vent and find information. There are so many wonderful women here to support you.
Amanda