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@evmarz

Hello, I am new here 🙂

I had a diagnostic mammogram on Friday 1/20/23 and my results are BIRAD 5 🙁 ive been crying so much. I am a single mother with 2 little ones and sometimes I'm ok but then i think about it and i start crying. I am waiting for my Dr to call me back.

Before going to this past appointment i searched my symptoms and it looks like IBC (Inflammatory Breast Cancer) and unfortunately the tech added to my results "Diffuse skin thickening of the right breast which can be seen in the clinical setting of inflammatory carcinoma".

I am so sad and scared :'(

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sandybainy1 | @sandybainy1 | Jan 27, 2023

I know quite well what you are feeling. Just hearing the word cancer puts you in a tailspin. The most important thing I can tell you is try try to stay positive. Positivity is what will get you through all this. I know it’s hard to think positive, but it is really important. Focus on your little ones and find your positivity in them. You will get through this. It is a long process, but once your treatments start you will start to feel differently . Do what the docs advise , don’t be afraid to ask questions and rest when you need rest. You will prevail from this, and it’s ok to cry. Crying releases the stress and anxiety you are feeling. I would tell myself, “ I will beat this, cancer will not win”. I am now finally starting to feel somewhat normal again. It’s been 1 year since I started this journey. I pray for you and your family? stay strong

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maggieb892 | @maggieb892 | Jan 28, 2023

I hope you have family and friends near by who can support you in what you need. I was happy to have many good friends to share my worries and concerns (through phone calls), family to be with me during treatments and appointments, someone to shop for or with me. With young children there will be a need for child care and entertainment when you are too tired to take them to the park.
You may be surprised with the support casual friends will offer or do if you just ask. Please, don't feel alone.
I also met with an oncology dietitian early in my treatments to help plan diets around some of the symptoms that might occur.
I wish you well and prayers for you and your loved ones.

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