Who me ?
"Come back for another scan, there's a grey area"
That was just over 4 weeks ago, and I thought "who, me ?" I was so sure it was just a bruise from when I had fallen some weeks before, and then the...
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When I had my first bc diagnosis back in 2003 I went crazy with my research. I was 47 with no family history of bc,don't smoke/drink,eat fairly healthy,not fat etc etc. After reading so many books on cancer and talking with many women during my treatments there didn't seem to be an answer.I talked to all sorts of women with bc(tiny,Asian,European,young,middle aged,vegetarians,gym junkies ). The only common link was that we had all had 18mths or so of continued stress. This is my theory for the time being. Otherwise you could say that shit just happens!(my other theory!).So 7 years later I got it again,still EBC and now ,2yrs on, I'm fine.After Taxotere chemo it took 10wks before I saw any hair sprout.I didn't embrace being bald but merely put up with it -alot of whinging and pity parties! I got alot of my head stuff from www.headcovers.org -quite cheap and delivered to your door. I no longer question"why did I get bc?"I now concentrate on staying stress free,eating well and hopefully,exercising more. I sold my big house,quit my job and am alot happier.Now I'm not suggesting everyone do that but rather, make changes in your life to reduce stress. You have alot of treatment ahead of you and that can be daunting.Take one bit at a time and schedule in your fun days to look forward to.Chemo will be hard-won't sugar coat that one!But radiation,in comparision,will seem a breeze.I'm now on Tamoxifen and coping ok with it.You have great family support and ofcourse,us here so you'll get through it.Thinking of you,big hugs.
Tonya xx