Hello I am new to the forum

Hi. Love your positivity and pray you are blessed with the strength and the continuing peace for this journey. Keep upbeat and take one day at a time. 

Blessings. 

SENDING LOTS OF LOVE AND PRAYERS YOUR WAY ON YOUR JOURNEY. TRY TO STAY POSITIVE.

Yes I remember how one day it was getting the diagnosis then a whirlwind of appointments, tests and decisions!!! Yes we need time to take it all in. Days where you feel like you are in depths of denial and so many people with so many opinions. I think you try your best to have someone with you when you see the doctors as sometimes our minds can't grasp everything said as we are still processing the fact we Have cancer. Don't try to follow everyone's advise. Do what you think is best for you. It's good to have 1 or 2 trusted people to discuss sometimes cry and vent with. Prayers and positive thoughts alwaya

Hello

I am new as well. Had dble mastectomy. Er and Pr + HER2-  am 3 mo post surgery. Prayers to you. 

Hi!

I'm having my 1st chemotherapy infusion 2 days from now. I think since I was diagnosed and even through the surgery I have been in shock. Now that it's time for my treatments I'm anxious about the many side effects that chemotherapy does to the body. Losing my hair doesn't bother me it's all the other side effects that cause me to get anxious. My family thinks I'm really strong. That's because I don't think they can understand because none of them have experienced it. Any suggestions?

How are you doing Doberlady?

Sorry you're at this place but you will have a lot of good information from people in this group. I'm 13 years out from breast cancer diagnosis and I found that having a sense of humor laughing when you can at life and the absurdities helps a lot! Best wishes to you.

I am too a newbie. I was just diagnosed with Stage 2 Invasive Lobular Carcinoma. Did conserve breast surgery 10 days ago. Got the results, tumor 5cm (was deep and did not go into my chest cavity, one node out of seven tested positive (the nodes were deep in my underarm) and the margins as well. Will be meeting with an oncologist in one day to discuss what the plan of action will be. Will have to have another surgery to get the rest of the positive margins, which I understand is normal, as well as a port for the chemo, etc. There are days that I am scared and crying and days that I am very positive, normal I am understanding. On the initial biopsy, we were hoping for just radiation and dr did not think the tumor was that large, those tests were er/pr positive and her2 negative. The surgeon said those results are good. My surgeon feels that we made the right choice by doing a lumpectomy and does not feel that I need a mastectomy. The chemo now is because of the one node tested positive.

I had a mamogram in May of this year and got a clean scan, however, I felt the lump in October. Please do a self- exam at least once a month as the cancer I have does not show up on mamograms until it is in its late stage.

I’m also new to the forum. I was diagnosed in July 2021 and the treatment is chemo, then surgery, then radiation. I will be finished with chemo in a week and head for surgery next month — left breast; no reconstruction. The chemo was no fun, particularly AC and Newlasta. Two days after treatment I felt like a Mack truck hit me, but I was told what to expect and that it would subside. I’ve been on Taxol 11 weeks and it’s been a relative piece of cake. I have a great support group of friends and an awesome husband. The doctors, technicians at the infusion center, PA and surgeon have all been pleased and have commented on my upbeat attitude. Hard as it is to maintain — and sometimes I just don’t — I think attitude is a good part of it. My dearest girlfriend, on hearing the diagnosis, said, “I’m not worried. You’ll kick cancer’s butt.” It set me on the right path. And I’m going to do just that. Keep your chin up and know the damn cancer WILL NOT WIN. Prayers and positive energy for you.