Hi
I'm Linda and I've been recently diagnosed with Invasive ductal carcinoma Triple Negative breast cancer. I went to my GP with what felt like a thickening in my right breast, she like me said its probably hormonal as I am 48 and in the peri menopause stage. She referred me to the 1 stop breast clinic where they did an untrasound, mammogram and then a core biopsy. The 10 days I had to wait for the results were 10 of the longest days ever.
Mine is just in my breast with no node involvement, my consultant said its curable but because of the size of the lump which is around 4cm he would like to do chemo 1st, followed by a lumpectomy then radiotherapy.
I met my oncologist yesterday for the 1st time which i was dreading, as soon as i walked in I burst into tears. She was lovely,she gave me time to tell her all my worries and anxieties then answered them all allowing me to ask questions in between, I left there a different person than when I went in but today I am a tad anxious again, I know this is normal as it is the unknown and this whole thing has happened so quickly in the space of 5 weeks I have been diagnosed and have a treatment plan, thank god for our brilliant NHS.
I'm going to be starting my treatment in around 3 weeks (just in time for xmas) i'll be having 3 of FEC then 3 of Docetaxel every 3 weeks, I know I will probably have another mini melt down before I have my 1st as I am worried about possible side effects.
We as a family have just been through exactly the same with my mum who was diagnosed with Triple Negative in Feb this year though hers had spread to one node so she has surgery 1st then had chemo / radiotherapy. Thankfully she has now finished treatment and is doing really well. I just feel guilty that my family now have to go through this with me.
I know from reading posts on here that everyone is so friendly and supportive which is great for us that are just starting our journey.
Linda x