I’m so sorry to hear your news @lambo01 . Probably most important at this point is to allow yourself time to come to terms with the diagnosis and be kind to yourself. I am only part way through the same journey, diagnosed with stage 1 BC on 24th October. I had a total and utter meltdown for a few days and that is apparently totally normal. Getting told you have cancer is overwhelming even if it’s caught early and could have been worse.
My lumpectomy and lymph node biopsy was done two weeks ago and today I got the news I so very much needed to hear that the margins are clear and there is no spread. I’ve also been lucky in the initial recovery period and have full movement. I’ve been able to take two and a half weeks off though and have taken it easy, ensuring I do the prescribed exercises as requested. It’s sore after the op and I did have trouble sleeping as a result though. A tight bra top really helped to keep everything in place - movement makes it worse. Buy in some dry shampoo to make up for difficulties in showering as well or do what I did and treat yourself to a wash at the hair dressers.
I took my first Tamoxifen today and have 5 days of radiotherapy to fit in in Jan so cannot comment on those just yet. I have done lots of research around both though and would caution you not to go down rabbit holes with all the things that could happen. Educate yourself but also ask others that have gone through this themselves. It took a BC survivor telling me ‘how wonderful’ my diagnosis was to bring me back to normality! (It really doesn’t feel wonderful but her point was it could have been a lot worse)
Good luck with the lumpectomy my lovely. Continue to reach out to us all when you need help.