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Breast cancer at 8 months pregnant

Freyaa
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Hi, i was diagnosed a week ago after i felt a lump and had a biopsy. They were confident it was a fibroadenoma bit its turned out to be triple negative breast cancer grade 3. I dont know the stage but its likely 1 or 2. 
I am currently 35 weeks pregnant and i will have to deliver my baby early, i also have a 2 year old.

I know there is treatment available but i am absolutely terrified of whats ahead and how i will manage. I want to be around to see my babies grow up and be there for them when they need me. 

Any advise or similar stories would be appreciated

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    Hey, although im not pregnant I have the same diagnosis as you and originally the first dr assured me it was just fibroadenoma. Go back and my biopsy results are grade 3. Waiting for my pet scan results which I had done Thursday last week but im petrified xxx

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    Hi Freyaa,

    A very warm welcome to the forum.

    I am so sorry that this diagnosis has to mar your pregnancy. It is no wonder that you are terrified. I'm sure that it came as quite a shock to be diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer, when you'd originally been told that it was a Fibroadenoma. Do you have any family or friends who could help out with your two young children? Treatment is "doable" but challenging and you are likely to feel very tired at times.

    You will manage because, when your back is up against the wall like this, you find that you have reserves of strength that you never knew you had. Have you been told what treatment you'll have yet, or when it is likely to start and how early you will have to deliver your baby? You will find the support, advice and the benefit of other members experience all very helpful as you travel this journey. Please keep in touch and remember that we are always here for you.

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

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    Hi, do you know why you have had a PET scan? I have had mammograms and ultrasounds. It may be due to the pregnancy. 

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    Hi, thank you for replying. I do have a lot of support which is amazing. Honestly so far i just feel like i want to get on with the treatment and get sorted as fast as possible.

    i know i will have chemo, then surgery as i have 2 lumps which are so close together they are treating as one. So i believe it needs to be shrunk before surgery. I believe i will deliver at 37 weeks which is 2 weeks away, i am unsure how i will deliver at this point and i have a meeting this week to discuss all of these things. 
    the thing i keep coming back to is just my fear of dying and leaving my babies without a mother, i am going to have some counselling with a local cancer charity to me which is nice and i hope it helps. 

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    Hi Freyaa,

    I am glad to hear that you have plenty of support. Don't turn down any offer of help, as you are likely to need it when you go through chemo. It is helpful that both lumps are close enough to be able to treat them together. I imagine that there are all sorts of things churning around in your mind at the moment. 

    We all fear that we won't be here to see our babies grow up. I had the same fears when I was first diagnosed with breast cancer. I had also lost my mum to secondary breast cancer, after a challenging 12 years with primary cancer. I had 2 bouts of cancer and 1 of pre-cancer, all within a year. I had a lumpectomy first time around and a double mastectomy for the second bout. Treatment was a challenge, but it was "doable" and it has given me an extra 16 years with my loved ones so far, which I have really appreciated. The one thing that I found helpful was to try and develop a more positive outlook over time and this will definitely help you as you travel this journey.

    I am glad to hear that you have arranged some counselling and am interested to see how you find this. I resorted to seeing a counsellor in the early stages and found it a great help.

    Stay strong and remember that we are always here for you.

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

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