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sue1957
12 years agoMember
hate the waiting game
Hi, I too have now joined this journey that life has given me at age 42. On 4th june I found a lump on my right breast during my daily shower, I saw my local GP the next day, and so all tests orginis...
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Hazel_M
12 years agoMember
Sorry to hear about your diagnosis and yes, the waiting game is terrible. It will depend on your results from the surgery as to whether you have chemo and which chemo and for how long. I personally couldn't work during chemo, I had 3 treatments of some drugs and then 3 treatments of another. The last 3 hit me hard (doesn't happen to everybody) and there was no way I could have worked. As Donna said, the risk of infection is crucial during chemo because chemo lowers the white cells which fight off infections. I wish you well with recovery from surgery and all the best with whatever treatment you have, take care,
Hazel xx
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