Newly diagnosed
Hi I’m 44 and have just been diagnosed with triple negative metastic breast cancer. It has spread to my liver. First time cancer and extremely scary. After first finding out it was cancer it took near...
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Hi @Bellak. It's bloody awful, I'm so sorry you've received this diagnosis.
It's so frustrating when you feel the system is moving so slowly. Especially when you've just been diagnosed. It's a dreadful time and you just want action. I'm not a doctor but I'd like to think that if there was any urgency you would have been attended to by now.
Getting onto a trial is excellent. There is so much research going on; it's quite exciting.
I hope you have good support around you. Distraction is good while you're waiting, and I think that anything you can do to give yourself a sense of control is useful. So exercise, meditation, counselling, overhauling your diet if you need to, and good sleep hygiene. Or just bloody binge watch a bunch of shows! Whatever you need to do to get through this period.
If you need to talk the BCNA has some lovely folk on their helpline, 1800 500 258.
Sending you the biggest bear hug lovely, K xox
It's so frustrating when you feel the system is moving so slowly. Especially when you've just been diagnosed. It's a dreadful time and you just want action. I'm not a doctor but I'd like to think that if there was any urgency you would have been attended to by now.
Getting onto a trial is excellent. There is so much research going on; it's quite exciting.
I hope you have good support around you. Distraction is good while you're waiting, and I think that anything you can do to give yourself a sense of control is useful. So exercise, meditation, counselling, overhauling your diet if you need to, and good sleep hygiene. Or just bloody binge watch a bunch of shows! Whatever you need to do to get through this period.
If you need to talk the BCNA has some lovely folk on their helpline, 1800 500 258.
Sending you the biggest bear hug lovely, K xox