Hi everyone.
I’m new to this site and just hoping for some friendly words of advice really.
I had my diagnosis for secondary breast cancer on Tuesday this week. It was a massive shock and emotionally I’ve been all over the place.
I gave birth just over 9 weeks ago too so this has probably added to how scared I’ve been I think.
I’ll be getting a phone call from my oncologist next week when I hoping I’ll get told my treatment plan and really hoping that my life will start to feel a little more normal again.
Goodness, what a shock to deal with just when you’ve had a baby. We all understand how you are feeling about the secondary diagnosis right now but to have to juggle your feelings after just having a baby must be doubly difficult. You don’t say where the secondaries are but generally your treatment will be systemic, ie it will treat the whole body so will almost certainly be something like hormonal treatment, chemo or involve Herceptin based treatment depending on the type of breast cancer receptors you have. Sometimes a more targeted treatment is given but that also depends on where your mets are. I do hope you get some answers from your oncologist soon and a treatment plan is put in place. Most of us do feel more able to cope once we know what we have to deal with and what the treatment will be. Once you know more, or even before then, do come back and ask any questions. This forum is a great place for advice, support and information about specific treatments that we have been through. Somethings you find out that don’t appear on any leaflets or websites, we just share our own experiences and often find common side effects or ways to alleviate certain things that you can’t find elsewhere - even from your own oncologist!
Try not to search too much on the internet right now as there is a lot of outdated statistics and information out there which is very scary to read. Once you do know more about your own diagnosis you can search for information specific to that if you want to find out more.
Take care
Nicky x