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Diagnosed stage 4
Hello, I am mother of 2 young girls and just diagnosed stage 4, six months after completing all the adjunctive treatment for stage 1 early breaststroke cancer. I am trying hard to get my head around it all, especially after all signs were good. I was wondering how long any one has survived stage 4, I have just started…
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Scared, confused and need advice
Hi, I don't even know where to start or what to say because at this stage I don't really know anything - I had breast cancer 6 years ago mastectomy chemo and reconstruction. To me it was the past something that happened, I know in the back of my mind I always knew it would come back but know the reality is here... It's…
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Introduction
Hi every one. I'm Sandra and have been diagnosed with DCIS in June. It cut the story short I had a partial mastectomy in July and I am lining up for a full mastectomy and immediate reconstruction on the 23 rd of this month. I'm in a bit of a mess. I think I have been refusing to really face things until now and the anxiety…
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Feeling scared and uncertain
3 years ago I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer and underwent a right mastectomy, chemo radiotherapy and then started on tamoxifen. Whilst always living in the shadow of it returning, I got on with life, saw my stepson marry, my son become a father and my daughter is just completing year 12. I thought I was ok. Then…
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Now they say it's in the spine!
For the first time in the 5.5 weeks since diagnosis, I have been absolutely rocked to the core. I visited my oncologist on Thursday and saw her locum as she was on leave. At the end of the routine appoitnment she said, ooh here's a sealed envelope in your file - let's have a look. Long story short, it was my bone scan…