I have just been diagnosed with lobular breast cancer

Hi I have just been diagnosed with lobular breast cancer at the age of 31 and am looking for someone to talk too who understands what I am going through. I have a mastectomy planned for next month and chemotherapy and radiotherapy to follow. I am very scared as I have young children who will be going on this journey with me

  • Hi Joanna1212,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I hope you are getting on OK - I can understand this must all feel daunting and difficult to deal with. I wanted to send a reply to give your post a little boost so that a few more people should see it, and hopefully you'll get some more replies.

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    I hope that the forum can be of some help to you at this time - we are always here if you need it.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator

  • I saw your post when you put it up but i was hoping someone would reply who had gone through the same. Mine was invasive ductal carcinoma so slightly different. But I can relate to the fear and panic ! It's the most frightening experience ever and I'm sorry you're going through it and at such a young age too. I just had a quick look in my Facebook group and there was a post from a woman who was diagnosed with it 21 years ago so please don't write yourself off. We all do it, imagine the worst, our minds are our enemy. The waiting game is the hardest part but we have no option other than to find the strength and get through this, as you will ! I wish you all the best on your journey and I'm sorry I wasn't more help. I will add that the help out there for breast cancer is amazing now, not like it was years ago. They can do so much more now, please don't panic x