I'm just like you

My story is probably so familiar to everyone out there. Three months ago I discovered another pea in my breast which I was quite sure would be found to be another breast mouse like two I had found over the previous ten years, benign and not requiring any treatment.. Two weeks ago I had a mastectomy and I require further surgery to remove the remaining lymph nodes followed by chemo and radiation therapy. It's all sounding familiar I'm sure. I hope I'm not boring you. It's the speed it all happens that is so difficult. I have gone from being a perfectly fit woman to an escalating, what seems like a down ward spiral of ill health. I am the most upbeat person and my friends and family have all watched me laugh through the last three months but tonight I don't feel like laughing, I feel a little scared and out of control. I don't understand what is ahead of me and finding it hard to think logically. Not sure what else to say

  • Hi there ..

    This sure is a rollercoaster ride .. you hear the word cancer, and it's like they strap you in and off you go, not knowing when you can get off .. but if you look around, there's lots of us breast lasses on here ..

    If you look on the tread @good and bad ... it shows you lots of our journeys with cancer .. lots joined in along the way .. everyone is welcome to write on there .. they all make anyone new feel welcome ... it shows the highs and lows of day to day life on our journey .. and they talk about everything , not just cancer ... 

    Like you I had 5 call backs over the years, but last one was positive .. l had a total mastectomy on right side ... others are all different stages, and treatments .. but one thing in common ... kicking cancers butt .. we all have wobbly days .. where we feel scared, and alone.. but on here everyone knows what your feeling, because we've been there .. your deff not alone ..

    I have done my fare share of laughing too, which has seen me through .. but when emotions start to creep in .. I give into those feelings, coz no one can laugh all the time .. it's about balance.. you have come so far .. and it's deff no walk in the park .. but together we can get through one more day ..

    Take care ... Chrissie

  • Hi Meme,

    I am sorry to hear about your circumstances right now. You have come to the right forum for support, the people here are wonderful. I had cervical cancer and my treatments iincluded chemo and radiation. It was not as bad as I thought it would be, but of course each person reacts differently. I was tired, lost my appetite and slept alot. As long as I was resting, I felt "okay".  What really helped me during the first weeks of treatment was talking to the other patients during chemo, I met the most amazing people and saw that I could endure, as they were.  I think finding support groups helps, too.  I will be thinking of you, please keep us updated on your journey.

    Laura xx