1st day

I'm triple neg, too
I am now a one-year survivor, having finished my treatments this past June. Had my lumpectomy last Nov. 6 (strange how I haven't forgotten that date!), chemo Jan through April of 2010, and rads May-June. It's scary at the beginning, but you CAN do it--just keep marking the days off the calendar and telling yourself that this time next year, you'll be dancing with NED! (NED = No Existing Disease)

As you've seen, there are lots of wonderful, supportive folks here. I failed to reach out to this group when I got down, and realized later that it would have helped so much had I pushed myself to do so. If you can, I suggest that you take a lesson from my experience and DO reach out to this support group when you find yourself feeling down--it will truly help. Everyone here can truly relate to what you'll be going through in ways that your family and local friends (non-survivors) may not be able to at all, no matter how hard they may try.

IMHO, the port is definitely the way to go--it really made receiving chemo so easy, and when I had to have a blood transfusion, that was easy as well.

Be kind to yourself and rest when you need to rest.

Hang in there! You can do this--reach into your inner strength--I called it my inner dragon--and forge ahead!

Sandy

JoAnn4818 said:

I'm one too
Hi, I'm a triple negative too. I couldn't get clear margins after 2 lumpectomy tries so I had a mastectomy and immediate reconstruction. All margins are clear and I've started chemotherapy. I agree with you - I'll be glad to get through this. I love the port. They always take a blood sample before they do the chemo and use the port for both. I wish you the best. This group has been wonderful giving me tips on how to handle chemo symptoms.

JoAnn

Welcome
I am not triple neg., but I did have to have a re-excision of my lumpectomy to get clean margins. I did 6 rounds of TAC chemo and 33 rads. You can definitely do this too. This board is wonderful and helped me in so many ways. Glad you found it. Check in with us often.

Hugs, Renee

Welcome
to this site. There are a few women here who are triple neg. I was ER/PR+ and HER2-. I had bilateral mastectomy in June 2010, then 6 rounds of Taxotere/Cytoxan. I had my port removed in Jan and am now half way through rads. It's all doable. You're right about the support here! A lot of useful info too. Wishing you the best on your 2/8 surgery.
{{hugs}} Char

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Welcome Sister
Sad (that you had to join under these circumstances) but glad you're here. Just post with anything and everything you need.

Warm hugs,

Sylvia

Welcome
I am glad you found us but sorry you needed to. You will find a lot of useful information, tons of support and ears for listening if you just need to talk or vent. Just remember you can do this!

Hugs,
Georgia

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Welcome!Welcome!Welcome! of course none of us ever wanted to have to join this board but thank God it's here cuz we sure do lean on one another. I'm also triple negative. I was diagnosed August 2009 and I'm still in treatment so if you have any questions for me, feel free to PM me and I will help in any way I can. The chemo is very do-able, make sure you take your nausea meds and drink lots of water. The radiation is also very do-able. Of course your going to be scared, it's a scary thing to have to deal with but keep up your great attitude and you will get through this. We all react differently so if your having trouble, post, I'm sure many have had the same experiences and will have great advice for you.
Mountains of Love,
~Kari

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Hi pokrydi and welcome

Im new too but can say in the few days I have been here here I have learnt so so so much more than 6 weeks of trying to find info and support on my own!

Dee