Hi TripleNegativeSurvivor,

A very warm welcome to the forum.

I am so sorry to hear how you feel. I think that this fear is something that anyone who has had a cancer diagnosis has to learn to live with, without letting it dominate our lives. As Leelaloo says, it does get easier with time.

I was diagnosed with stage 1 Pure Mucinous Breast Cancer in 2010 and was told that I was lucky, as this is one of the less aggressive types and was unlikely to return. I had a Lumpectomy, followed by Tamoxifen. Within 6 months I found a lump in my other breast, which turned out to be pre-cancerous. Within less than a year I was diagnosed with a second cancer in the original breast. This time I had a double Mastectomy, followed by Letrazole for 6½ years. I had previously lost my mum to secondary breast cancer, which had spread to her brain, bones, liver and lungs and I was absolutely terrified that I would be condemned to the same fate,

Fortunately, I found that both of our experiences were totally different, as diagnosis, treatment and after care have all advanced tremendously in the intervening years.

Cancer is individual to each person who has it, no two people react in the same way. Sadly, we do lose some people along the way, but we also have people who have been diagnosed with a short prognosis, who live for many years past this.

Have you attended Breast Cancer Now's "Moving Forward" Course? I found this very helpful in boosting my more positive side – and this is what we need to be a cancer survivor. We are advised not to look for the negatives in life, but to look for the positives. So far, I've survived for 16 years longer than I first expected  and I feel so grateful for the after care that is available to us in the UK and I hope that you will soon feel like this too.

Please keep in touch. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi TripleNegativeSurvivor,

A very warm welcome to the forum.

I am so sorry to hear how you feel. I think that this fear is something that anyone who has had a cancer diagnosis has to learn to live with, without letting it dominate our lives. As Leelaloo says, it does get easier with time.

I was diagnosed with stage 1 Pure Mucinous Breast Cancer in 2010 and was told that I was lucky, as this is one of the less aggressive types and was unlikely to return. I had a Lumpectomy, followed by Tamoxifen. Within 6 months I found a lump in my other breast, which turned out to be pre-cancerous. Within less than a year I was diagnosed with a second cancer in the original breast. This time I had a double Mastectomy, followed by Letrazole for 6½ years. I had previously lost my mum to secondary breast cancer, which had spread to her brain, bones, liver and lungs and I was absolutely terrified that I would be condemned to the same fate,

Fortunately, I found that both of our experiences were totally different, as diagnosis, treatment and after care have all advanced tremendously in the intervening years.

Cancer is individual to each person who has it, no two people react in the same way. Sadly, we do lose some people along the way, but we also have people who have been diagnosed with a short prognosis, who live for many years past this.

Have you attended Breast Cancer Now's "Moving Forward" Course? I found this very helpful in boosting my more positive side – and this is what we need to be a cancer survivor. We are advised not to look for the negatives in life, but to look for the positives. So far, I've survived for 16 years longer than I first expected  and I feel so grateful for the after care that is available to us in the UK and I hope that you will soon feel like this too.

Please keep in touch. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx