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Newly diagnosed with lots of questions

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Mar 9, 2023 | Replies (15)
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@celica

I was diagnosed with 2A Invasive Ductal just before XMas when the surgeons office to which I was referred was closed for the holidays. I was told at my biopsy by the Radiologist to “get the ball rolling “. Here it is Jan. I saw the surgeon now, the Oncologist, the plastic surgeon, the Radiologist next week & my surgery is Feb10
I’ll get the ONCO when they take out the Tumour. All was universal - decision lumpectomy (skin saving for most now a days) and a breast reduction/ augmentation. I had
an MRI nothing in
my nodes but will check out the sentinel
I will be taking radiation and Al no doubt but prob not chemo
I’m no crying nearly
as much now but can’t sleep and have hot flashes since I stopped the the bioidentical hormones. It still doesn’t feel real - like a bad dream it’s like When am I going
to die but chances r now that I’m 66 that it is unlikely to recur (1/2 % over the next 10 yrs) so I’ll die from something else
🙏

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anjalima | @anjalima | Jan 20, 2023

It’s an incredible hit. A Breast Cancer diagnosis is a traumatic event. I was diagnosed 4 days after exchanging 2022 HAPPY NEW YEAR clinks and celebrating my daughters engagement. Suddenly my world fell flat and I was literally dreaming of being bald at my daughters wedding ( which was in September). My unilateral mastectomy surgery was Feb. 15.

I “met” a woman through telephone conversations, who happened to be the sister of my Primary Doc… she had just received her permanent implants from her bilateral mastectomy ( second surgery) and was nearing the end of her YEAR…( FYI: count on at least a year to get to “ routine” check ups).

Quite unintentionally she offered me these words … which were a profound gift to me. “ Looking back it wasn’t so bad”.

My entire perspective shifted! It’s a devastating diagnosis and the options, although very varied, are all difficult, scary and challenging and yet… here she was … having survived her difficult scary and challenging year and extending her hand of hope to another just starting on the path. We eventually met and we keep in touch and share our progress and our concerns.

We LOOK BACK TOGETHER now.

I look forward to looking back with you and everyone else beginning their journey.

Blessings on the path 💗💗

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