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Help I have posted this as a new topic on behalf of new user Kerry01
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Breast Cancer Care
Hi All
I have just been diagnosed with breastcancer and have been advised I will have 5 months of chemo before a mastectomy . I am going tomorrow for a CT scan and a bone scan so as you can imagine I am terrified hence this posting at 1:40 I go on Tuesday to see the Oncologist and the should have the results of the scan I just got remarried two years ago( we have been together for 12 yrs ) and my husband is fifteen years younger than me so you can also imagine how i feel about the thought of having my breast removed. I have been reading about reconstruction but I am a size 36E I had them reduced about 25years ago because of back ache and headaches but they just grew back if you get a recon can they reduce the size of the other breast if you want to be smaller .I do not understand alll the abbrev you use on the site for example what is a diep. I am so sorry I am rambling on but I am sitting here crying looking at a photoof my beautiful grand daughterand I so want to see her grow up . Please pray for me for tomorrow and keep in touch
Hope I have not depressed you I think I am just feeling sorry for myself , my husband and dog are lying snoring
Dear Kerry01 Welcome to the forums, I am sorry to hear of your recent diagnosis, I am sure you will receive lots of helpful advice and support from the other forum users very soon. In addition, please feel free to contact our helpline on 0808 800 6000 where you are able to talk to someone in confidence about how you are feeling at the moment. The line is open Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm, Saturdays 9am - 2pm
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Hi Kerry Hi Kerry,
I posted a message for you in the other location, but wasn’t sure you’d see it, so I thought I’d send another…
It’s the waiting around that’s so horrible. Once you get going with the surgery and treatment, you feel like you’re accomplishing something - so hang in there!!!
Will be thinking of you tomorrow. Please let us know how it goes. We all care!
By the way - I don’t understand all the lingo either. Don’t be afraid to ask! I figure if I haven’t heard it, I probably haven’t got it!!
Lots of love, and a big hug,
Jacki xx