Hi GL91, so sorry to hear about your diagnosis. It's such a  stressful time for you, especially being so young, with a young child. I was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma in January and was put on EC-T chemo first. 3 cycles of EC and 4 T (for me this is docetaxel). So far I have had 6 cycles with minimal side effects and have my last cycle on the 9th of July. Try not to be scared, it may not be as bad as you think. I've tried to have a positive mindset throughout and I'm sure this has kept my side effects to a minimum. I did lose my hair, but it has already started growing back, even before finishing chemo.. I've cut out all alcohol and have been eating healthily. I've also been walking 2 1/2 miles everyday throughout my treatment. I wish you well on your journey moving forward. Xx

Hi GL91, so sorry to hear about your diagnosis. It's such a  stressful time for you, especially being so young, with a young child. I was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma in January and was put on EC-T chemo first. 3 cycles of EC and 4 T (for me this is docetaxel). So far I have had 6 cycles with minimal side effects and have my last cycle on the 9th of July. Try not to be scared, it may not be as bad as you think. I've tried to have a positive mindset throughout and I'm sure this has kept my side effects to a minimum. I did lose my hair, but it has already started growing back, even before finishing chemo.. I've cut out all alcohol and have been eating healthily. I've also been walking 2 1/2 miles everyday throughout my treatment. I wish you well on your journey moving forward. Xx

Thank you for the positive vibes! Im eating healthy too and i dont think i ever want to drink any alcohol ever again! Do you mind me asking if you had any node involvement? And how did you find it? I just need positveness throwing my way.. all i can think about is my baby and how much i want to see her grow up. My Dr was pretty positive about it all and asked if i wanted to preserve any eggs for future pregnancies etc. I just want to start it now... did you find waiting around the hardest? X

Hi GL91, initially for me the waiting for the results caused horrendous anxiety, as I'm sure it does for most people. Once I had a diagnosis I just wanted to get treatment started, so that I knew something was being done to get rid of the cancer. It's a horrible time just waiting for something to start happening. It was at this point I decided I needed to work on having a more positive mindset. I didn't feel I could go on with the level of anxiety I was feeling, especially as the journey ahead would be a long one. It helped that my hubby is a very positive person  (I'm the worrier in the house) and has been so supportive. Since my treatment started I have been much more relaxed and still go out and enjoy myself. I wouldn't have thought this possible at the start. At the moment as far as I know there is one node affected, but they have decided that I'll have full node clearance, when I have surgery. I will then find out if any more have been affected. I also had nodules show up in my lungs, when I had my ct scan. They did reassure me that they've seen a lot of this since covid and not to worry, but will monitor them for 2 years. My follow up scan showed that they are stable and have not grown. I know our situations are different  as I'm 61and my children are adults. However  I have 2 beautiful grandchildren, who I most definitely want to see grow up and I intend to do so. It's so hard for you having to deal with something like this, when you are so young, especially with such a young child. My best advice is to stay as positive as you can (not easy I know)  it  just makes things easier to deal with. I hope you don't have too long to wait for treatment to start. Try not to worry too much about the chemo, there will be lots of support and advice to help you through it. I haven't found it half as bad as I thought it would be. Good luck with everything and let me know how you are doing. Always here if you have any questions. Xx

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