Triple Negative
Hi there, I’m new to this site and to be honest very scared. I had surgery a week ago to have a cancer removed (lumpectomy). Results are in. Clear margins and clear nodes (that’s the good news) Grade ...
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Hi @SoldierCrab I was just looking back at my triple negative post and noticed you had a TNBC. I visited the radiologist today to prepare me for radiation therapy, I don’t see the chemo oncologist for another 2 weeks. I must say I’m feeling very emotional as I learn more about triple negative. I think, at last, my diagnosis is starting to sink in. I’m still experiencing a lot of pain from surgery (4 weeks ago) and I’m booked to have another ultrasound in 2 days to make sure there’s nothing going on inside. The radiologist wasn’t happy with my surgery scar as it is puckered and pulling my nipple. She thinks I might need surgery to correct it before radiation. She’s going to discuss it with my surgeon. I don’t have radiation until after chemo, she’s worried about surgery before chemo and I’m worried about surgery after chemo. She concerned that if I’m still in pain the radiation will amplify it.
My cancer was only stage 1 but the cancer itself was grade 3. She loaded me with figures and odds on it returning, reassuring me of course, I’m not sure if reassurance works on the brain of a cancer patient cause now I’m more concerned. She said if it returned or if the chemo fails the next step will be a mastectomy. All this knowledge is making my brain sink in that this is very serious. Being in pain for 4 weeks isn’t helping. Did you have any reoccurrence after your first diagnosis.
its hard because you want to know everything than wish you didn’t know. Every 5 minutes the cancer test breakthrough keeps coming on the tv. My bloods starting to boil each time I hear it.
I know no two cancer or experiences are the same but hearing from someone with TNBC would be more reassuring (I hope) then the doom and gloom on Google for triple negative :( xxx
My cancer was only stage 1 but the cancer itself was grade 3. She loaded me with figures and odds on it returning, reassuring me of course, I’m not sure if reassurance works on the brain of a cancer patient cause now I’m more concerned. She said if it returned or if the chemo fails the next step will be a mastectomy. All this knowledge is making my brain sink in that this is very serious. Being in pain for 4 weeks isn’t helping. Did you have any reoccurrence after your first diagnosis.
its hard because you want to know everything than wish you didn’t know. Every 5 minutes the cancer test breakthrough keeps coming on the tv. My bloods starting to boil each time I hear it.
I know no two cancer or experiences are the same but hearing from someone with TNBC would be more reassuring (I hope) then the doom and gloom on Google for triple negative :( xxx