hiya allie i was 28 when i was diagnosed with bc in october 2008 i was gutted when i found out . iv gone through chemo and im about to start radiotherapy on 18th may its been tough and iv ad alot of support off my family and friends i started off saying i was ok with dealing with aving cancer but now ive come this far im starting to feel depressed thats why ive joined this group to see if anyone has felt like this . what ever you do please say whats on your mind cause i feel like im having a breakdown cause ive said im ok when im not . i had a mastectomy in november and ive still got to have radiotherapy and take hormone tablets for 5 years i hope you get on ok x
Hi everyone
Well there was good news and bad at appointment this week.
No more surgery yeah!! Scar ok, quite neat, lymph nodes are clear but as aggressive tumour need chemo. so that’s the next step. So far neg for ER and growth hormone so looking like i’m triple negative. Feel ok about chemo apart from hair loss at least i’m doing everything to beat this. What did other peeps do about eye brows/lashes any tips?
As for how i feel have only cried when drunk though some days i can’t motivate myself to leave the house or get dressed but can’t cry even on those days. Am trying to go back to work on monday until get dates for chemo think i need a reason to get out of bed! Shellie don’t know if that helps. You’re not the only one confused about how you feel about it all.
Hope everyone is doing ok
lots of love allie xxx
Its funny things that make me cry- seeing pregnant women do it for me at the moment as we were trying for number three when i found out i had BC…
Consultant is right its great i have two lovely girls but i hate being dictated to in regards to having more!
Damn it!
Well Mastectomy complete, good news is the 23mm lump was surrounded by good tissue and the auxillary clearance showed all clear in the Lymph nodes too, struggling a bit with the exercises to get the right arm back to full strength again but apart from that, recovering well. Going to be starting Chemo in 2 weeks or so, just awaiting final decision on the specific drugs.
I feel a bit the same about more children, going to take my chances though, I had a little boy in 2007 who was premature and died on the day he was born, so our little girl is very precious, I never did plan for her to be an only child though, so I will stay positive in the hope that she will not be, whilst recognising that she is our little miracle if she does end up being an only child!!
Re Eyelashes, I have got some stick one ones to give them a go, I’m actually quite enjoying the experimenting with different things and make up styles that might go with no hair! It’s keeping me sane!
x x