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So very scared
Hello. I'm 31 yo mother of 2 girls. I was diagonised with TNBC earlier this month and yesterday received the news from my lymph node biopsy that the caner is in there too.
I have tried to stay po...
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firstly you are not alone!
feel free to join this support group for young women on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/youngpinksisters/
chemotherapy is hard as there are so many different types of chemo.
So my first question would be what type of chemo will you have? & how many? & how often?
Having 2 young kids i would ask - what days should be your worst- so u can get help with the kids on those days.
As for Lumpectomy v's Mastectomy. I dont think there is a right or wrong answer. its very personal. there are risks of it coming back unfortunately no matter what you do. Depends on all your factors, I would trust your specialists.
If you choose to go down the road of mastectomy i would think about having a double (both breasts removed) not just a single. As it makes reconstruction alot easier later down the track. lowers your chances of developing breast cancer again. And is easier to mentally deal with (I Think)