new, just diagnosed today

New Flower said:

Sorry, please stay positive
Sorry that you are having another cancer, you are probably young and beautiful. I hope you are going to see a BREAST SURgeon who will give you assessment of your conditions. Lymph node involvement is not fun, but you will be ok.
Welcome to the Breast Cancer board, family of sisters in pink.
Hugs

New Flower said:

Sorry, please stay positive
Sorry that you are having another cancer, you are probably young and beautiful. I hope you are going to see a BREAST SURgeon who will give you assessment of your conditions. Lymph node involvement is not fun, but you will be ok.
Welcome to the Breast Cancer board, family of sisters in pink.
Hugs

Heatherbelle said:

im so sorry you were just
im so sorry you were just diagnosed. It's such a scary time & everything happens so FAST, and it seems like you're expected to make a million decisions in such a short amount of time.
I can't give you all the answers about what to ask, but one thing I would do is ask for a copy of your pathology report. There are a few good web sites that can help you "translate" it & learn more about the type of breast cancer that you have. If you are unsure about what kind of breast surgery to have, it may be helpful for you to talk with a plastic surgeon before you make your surgical decision. I met with mine before I decided what kind of surgery I wanted. It really helped me make the most informed decision.
I also have a 9 yr old daughter, as well as a 2 year old daughter, and she has handled my diagnosis & treatment like a real trooper. My mom was diagnosed with BC 2 months after I was - after that my daughter did start asking questions like "will Lia & I get breast cancer when we grow up now?", and I did take her for couple of counseling sessions at my cancer center that helped. There are some good books for kids dealing with a parent's cancer diagnosis at the library. I actually have alot of literature on how to talk to your child about your diagnosis, helping them cope, etc - if you'd like I would be more than happy to stick them in the mail for you. I know how it is with wanting to protect your child from being scared for you. My cancer was different than yours - invasive ductal carcinoma. I was diagnosed June 15th, I had a bi-lateral mastectomy with tissue expanders put in for reconstruction in July, started 6 rounds of chemo on August 4th (or 8th, I can't remember now lol). I had chemo every 2 weeks. I finished my chemo 6 weeks ago, and 2 weeks ago I had my surgery to remove the tissue expanders and get my permanent implants put in. Today I had my chemo port removed. The only thing I have left to do is have my plastic surgeon make some new nipples for me, and I have an appt with him tomorrow to find out when I'm having that done! I will be on Tamoxifen, an anti-cancer drug, for 5 years also. All in all, it's been about 6-7 months for me. For some it's longer, for example if you have to have radiation, which I did not. Please feel free to ask me any questions you might have, I'm here for you, as are the rest of our sisters on here.
You can private message me your address if you'd like me to send you the information I mentioned! It's really no problem
*hugs*
Heather

Boppy_of_6 said:

So sorry that you need to be
So sorry that you need to be here but you will receive so much support from wonderful sisters. Ask anything someone will be able to help you. Prayers and God Bless
(((Hugs))) Janice

Survivor73 said:

Thanks for the info
Thanks to all for the support...I'm still in shock, not sure what to feel...still waiting for more info, should get it Monday...
I will definatley look into books to help with telling my kids...that's a great idea. I think I need to have more info prior to telling them anything.

I have looked into the type cancer, and although I don't know if it has spread yet...it's supposedly the best one to have...like there is such a thing.

I recall when I had thyroid cancer, everyone said it's the best cancer to have since it can be cured easily, etc...I didn't think it was so great...

Now, I have what is called Mucinous carcinoma, and it's really rare...but shows a 90% survival after 10 yrs...I guess I'm wondering about the other 10%...it's getting hard to look at the bright side...if I hear one more person say don't worry, I'll scream.

Thanks to all...I'll update once I know more...it's nice to see the responce from all of you.

Wishing you all good health.

Texasgirl10 said:

So sorry
I'm so sorry that you have to be here, but this is an awesome board with very awesome people. I am newly diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer on 11/23/10. I have been so scared, but our pink sisters have held me through this and we will hold you too. I know from experience in the past 2 weeks that someone is always on the board so if you can't sleep and need to talk just log on and you will find one our beautiful sisters willing to talk to you. Good luck with this journey. You will beat this.
God Bless You