Over the 1st hurdle !

@tigerbeth Glad you are over the first hurdle & now the wait begins. It is hard but try to relax as there is nothing you can do to change it, so try not to be consumed by all the outcomes yet. I found at the beginning, your head is going a million miles an hour, trying to deal with every possible outcome, treatment & operation when you really don't know what to expect going forward as the goal posts can change constantly. I learnt that it helped if I only concentrated on what I DID know & what decisions i had to make next & that really helped me. I also had a surgeon who made a lot of the decisions for me & i trusted her. i remember visiting her for the first time & before hand i was overwhelmed with the thought of whether to have a lumpectomy or mastectomy (1 or 2) & how I would decide. In the end, she made the decision for me so i worried for no reason. In Dec. last year I was diagnosed with invasive DCIS stage 1 with no node involvement. I had a lumpectomy with clear margins so only had to have rad for 4 weeks & no chemo. Following advice from my team, I had an op 2 weeks ago to remove ovaries & tubes due to mum dying at 46 y.o. I have had a very lucky road & haven't had to deal with many of the treatments & ops that others have had to face. So my advice, is to try & focus on today & what you know & don't worry about what tomorrow MAY bring. Good luck & we are all here for you & will help you along your journey. There will be light at the end of the tunnel & you will gain more strength along the way. Hugs xx