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New triple negative breast cancer diagnosis

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 I found my lump in the armpit 3 days after my routine mammogram at the end of November last year. (The mammogram on its own came back clear with no signs of anything)I received my breast cancer diagnosis a week before Christmas. Up until then things had moved quickly with my ct scan just 24 hours after diagnosis but then it seemed to slow down.

At my dye enhanced mammogram 3 weeks later I asked what the ct scan results were as I'd not heard anything I was given the good news that it hadn't spread. 

I've had to chase to find what my receptor results were and what was happening as I'd heard nothing. To say I'm petrified is an understatement - triple negative - I saw my little sister pass away from this just 15 months ago.

I've still got another week to wait before I get my first oncology appointment and that's after I got a phone call earlier this week asking if I wanted to bring if forward by a week i've noticed so many changes since my diagnosis and will still have to then wait longer for my treatment to start. I don't even know what they are planning yet. My head is all over the place

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    Hello NLP123, 

    Well done for chasing those results when you had heard nothing but I am so sorry about your triple negative breast cancer diagnosis  just 15 months after your little sister passed away. I can imagine this was rather traumatic for you and it's so unfortunate that you got the same diagnosis. It won't be long now until you have your first oncology appointment and hopefully you will get a bit more clarity when you have seen the specialist and reassurance as to what your treatment plan might be. It's the not knowing that is really difficult sometimes. 

    It's not surprising that your head is all over the place - you have been through so much in recent months but it's good news that the CT scan revealed that it hasn't spread. You are not alone here and if you type the keywords 'triple negative breast cancer' in our forum search, you will see quite a few recent posts from members who have been diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer and feel free to respond to any thread you feel would be relevant to you. Just to give you one example,  posted this thread just a few days ago mentioning they were also diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in November. I've also made sure to add the words 'triple negative breast cancer' to the title of your thread so that it can be spotted more easily by others who have had the same diagnosis and I hope that you will soon be hearing from others who have had a similar experience. 

    We also have a team of cancer nurses on hand if at any point you'd like to speak to them. You can call them on freephone 0808 800 4040 and lines are open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. 

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

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    Hello NLP123, 

    Well done for chasing those results when you had heard nothing but I am so sorry about your triple negative breast cancer diagnosis  just 15 months after your little sister passed away. I can imagine this was rather traumatic for you and it's so unfortunate that you got the same diagnosis. It won't be long now until you have your first oncology appointment and hopefully you will get a bit more clarity when you have seen the specialist and reassurance as to what your treatment plan might be. It's the not knowing that is really difficult sometimes. 

    It's not surprising that your head is all over the place - you have been through so much in recent months but it's good news that the CT scan revealed that it hasn't spread. You are not alone here and if you type the keywords 'triple negative breast cancer' in our forum search, you will see quite a few recent posts from members who have been diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer and feel free to respond to any thread you feel would be relevant to you. Just to give you one example,  posted this thread just a few days ago mentioning they were also diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in November. I've also made sure to add the words 'triple negative breast cancer' to the title of your thread so that it can be spotted more easily by others who have had the same diagnosis and I hope that you will soon be hearing from others who have had a similar experience. 

    We also have a team of cancer nurses on hand if at any point you'd like to speak to them. You can call them on freephone 0808 800 4040 and lines are open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. 

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

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