Hi, been diagnosed with triple negative bc. Had first treatment on tue, went okay, didn’t use cold cap as losing my hair doesn’t bother me too much but am I kidding myself? Still in shock, want to run! Have felt a little sick and windy, but tired mostly and emotional though unable to cry. I’ve small children I fear for as I can’t attend to them. As I said I can manage now but is it going to get worse? Any guidance would be welcomed, I want to be positive but then I soon crash after highs. I’ve not had surgery yet, this is pre op chemo hoping for lumpectomy, radio and then to put it behind me though they’re generic results we’re waiting for in 8 weeks. I don’t know what I’m expecting anybody to tell me I’m just fumbling round!
Hi Crystals,
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Hi there Crystals, I just joined these forums today as was feeling I was going mad as so emotional and crying, not the positive being everybody says I should be!! Just saw your thread and it struck a cord. I started my first round of Fec100 Aug 13th. I too have triple negative, well was in one breast and the other breast Oestrogen Positive, as I said before I like to be different, so to me my only option was to have a double mastectomy, which I had in June and surprisingly havent felt too bad about!! Its the losing the hair bit which is coming out in handfalls, which is once again making me stressed and emotional. Hairdresser round tomorrow night as I know the inevitable has to happen!. Have read through so many posts on this site and its given such comfort in a way to realise we all feel the same! We all go through the fear, dread, feeling sick, scared and alone! and then you read posts where women are so far on and they’ve done it!!! So just gives me that hope that I can do it too, so so can you. I am meeting tomorrow to have a generic consultation all adding to the worry for the future. I have two children but are teenagers 16 and 19! think that was almost worse telling them than alot of the other rubbish thrown at me. How have you been with first treatment?. I hate to say it on here as don’t want to worry anybody but ive been bloody awful. Felt terribly sick for 3 days, bowel cramps diarheoa, cystitus and now on antibiotics for urine infection!!! Anyway today on second lot of antibiotic and feel much more like me. They talking about possible reducing my treatment and giving me more anti sickness. Sorry didnt want to finish this on a downer note but just wondered if you or anybody else had experience such rubbishy chemo! Knew it wouldnt be a walk in the park but flippin nora didnt want all that!! It must be doubly hard looking after small children as well, I hope you have good support to help you. I also hope you havnt had many side effects and are feeling a little less lost, a big hug sent your way x