Hi everyone i am new to this i was diognosed on 19th dec with breast cancer .i was stunned and ignored that it must be someone else im to busy to be ill .i normally care for my mother who has just had hip replacement and my daughter of 17 with aspergus .had my lumpectomy on 8th january they thought it was 12mm but found 33mm and that im grade 2 also had some lymph glands removed .On returning to my consultant he now wants to take another 12 mm from the margin .Iam finding it hard to sleep as was taken of my hrt and i am sleeping only a couple of hours because of hot sweats .After surgery was still awake 11 hours after coming round .Any ideas on hot sweats before treatment .How do you tell someone with special needs what you are going through she thinks i have a chest infection .
Sorry to hear your plight.
I was also diagnosed in december, but they thrust me into chemo first. I’m having the op later.
My 14 year old son has Aspergers. It was easy to tell him because he just accepts everything I tell him without question. No empathy though, no questions. It’s weird. Everyone is different though. But I suggest just telling your dauighter the facts. I’m sure she’ll accept it. Better to be honest. Good luck x
Hi amerthey and welcome to the BCC forums
Along with the support here please feel free to call our helpliners for further practical and emotional support, lines are open during the week 9-5 and Saturday 10-2 on 0808 800 6000
Here’s a link to the BCC ‘treatments’ pages where you will find information about managing hot sweats and further support ideas from BCC:
breastcancercare.org.uk/treatment?utm_source=Homepage&;utm_medium=help_you&;utm_campaign=treatment
Take care
Lucy BCC
Hi
Ive had the same as you but no results till next week, as my op was on 29th jan,mine was predicted to 1.5cm but we shall see and I had a double reconstruction, I went from DD to C , which is ok. but I was on Hrt before and the hot sweats are making me miserable as I have 3 or4 an hour. I have bought menuopause magnetics as a friend say they work but Ive havent used them yet, boots sell them, I dont know if the magnets could help you