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Terrified over new diagnosis of breast cancer
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jul 19 8:01pm | Replies (38)Comment receiving replies
This is the hardest fight you will ever fight!
I started my journey officially the last week of May. I was never “sure” what I was feeling since my boobs are dense. I had my gynecologist confirm what I “felt”. That lead to another mammogram/ultra sound/biopsy…of course each of these can take a couple of days to schedule and get the results. But the call on June 4 changed my life forever!!! But it doesn’t end there.
I still had to wait for the HER2 test result…. It was positive!
And the BRACHA test, also negative.
An MRI detected yet another spot and another biopsy. This one came back clean!
The reason I mention this is you have to keep fighting thru every test result. Good or Bad!!
It is GOOD to cry! I watched a movie recently on a flight called LIVING PROOF. I would recommend it to anyone that has/had breast cancer. I was a pile of goo! But what a great way to let it all out? A good movie!!!
There is so much you will learn and people will tell you what to try and not try. I think we are all a little different!
I found it therapeutic to go buy a few wigs while I felt good and still looked like ME! It helped them to match my hair color to a human hair wig. My daughter talked me into getting a “fun” wig for the days I felt salty!!
My team also recommended gummies for nausea, energy and sleep.! Luckily I haven’t needed them…but if I do I have them!!!
Cold capping if you have chemo, it’s worth the try!!! It might not save 100% but I will take any percentage! I also got the cold mittens/feet to help with neuropathy. Amazon and get extra ice packs for both if your hospital doesn’t provide them. An electric blanket is also a lifesaver - hospitals are always so cold!! And for me, i bought some cute comfy outfits and a new bag to take a variety of activities and snacks.
I say snacks, but show yourself some grace with food!!! I immediately set out to eat healthier… your taste buds have a mind of their own!! If it doesn’t taste good, try something else!!! It’s OK
There are so many other things I am learning. I DO NOT use Dr Google!!!! You can go down a rabbit hole so fast you will be spinning like Alice in Wonderland!!
Just trust your body, have grace with yourself, know it’s OK to sleep 20 hrs and it’s ok to walk 6 miles. You will know!!!!
Good luck with your journey and as I now say…
TITS UP!!!
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Hi,
I love your spirit! It is fantastic! And such great advice too.
My biopsy results just came back and it is invasive ductal carcinoma. I spoke with a surgeon today. I am scheduled for a lumpectomy 7/24 which will be followed by radiation. Lymph nodes will be removed during the surgery and sent to pathology. The HER test results are not back yet but will be in a few days. Depending on the results, that could change the treatment, but it is easier to cancel a surgery than to get on the schedule, so I am scheduled in. Since the mass is close to the surface, there should be minimal disfiguration but that is the least of my worries. This will all be done locally and I am not 100% confident of the local medical care. But from what I have read, this sounds like the standard of care for my situation. I plan to have the surgery as stated to get it out asap, but then request a follow up consultation with Mayo. I want to be sure the treatment is/was aggressive enough. Does this sound like a reasonable plan of care?