I’ve been reading this forum since being told I likely have breast cancer on the 22nd Jan this year. My biopsy results have come back and confirmed I have IDC and I am currently waiting to find out my results of the MRI and CT scan that I had earlier this week. I was 34 when I first was told I likely have cancer and have since turned 35. I guess I’m not really sure what I’m looking for - this forum has helped me feel calm and reassured and other times I feel scared and overwhelmed. I think I’m looking to feel less alone and to find others similar to me? I’m finding everything difficult to process at the moment, not just my diagnosis but things like navigating other people’s reactions, having to wind work down, coming to terms with potential fertility implications etc etc (I don’t have kids) I’ve taken to long dog walks and working my way through all the mission impossible films (
) to cope but thought I’d reach out here too. It was such a shock to receive a breast cancer diagnosis - no history in my family that I know of and I just never thought I’d be navigating cancer in my thirties
If any one relates or is going through/went through something similar I’d love to hear from you.