Its five years since my DX and it has not been an easy time. My son was only two when I was DX and saw alot of things no child should see their parent go through. I originally had a lumpectomy but had to lose the breast twelve ,months later. This was followed by reconstruction. Whilst all the time on tamoxifen and suffering nearly all the minor side side effects including depression, until last year when out of the blue I started with severe abdominal pain, and had to undergo a hysterectomy. Now all I hope for is a clean bill of health on October. I always believe what does not kills you makes you stronger.
