it is only natural to feel scared,i had a masectomy for breast cancer 10yrs ago,i was told it was one of the easiest cancers to deal with,my advice is to accept all the help you are offered and talk about how you are feeling,take things a day at a time,good luck

My mother in law is now in her 5th year of being cancer free and all ready to get the 'all clear' (which they give after 5 years) she swears by positive mental attitude, she didnt let it get in her way and she almost thought of it as something small like a water infection. I know just in my family alone 6 people who beat breast cancer!

There are SO many amazing tablets and treatments out there and make sure your happy with your consultant - this is an important time in your life and you have the right to be 100% confident in whos making decisions on your medications.

My mum was unlucky and although she went to the doctors sevral times they didnt detect it for a while and by that point it was too late and it had spread! BUT she is also doing so so well, she has a great consultant that is doing everything to help her - she is currently on chemo tablets (something we never new exsisted until now) and although not curable she is fighting through it with the advice of my other in law and being positive and thinking about all the good things in her life. She is responding to the tablets too which is great news - always take positives as positives if that makes sense.

I would maybe suggest as somebody with a mum suffering that you ask your children if they want to talk to somebody properly about it as they may not want to ask certain questions to you ... i was 24 when my mum was diagnosed so probably a bit more in the know than your children but even at that age i feel like i dont know alot about it all and dont always understand everything, so i asked to speak to a nurse about it - she was great! and even though my mum said it might be best not to know -  it is always good for people around you to understand a bit more about it so they can support you in the right way... even if its just being themselves for you ... i know at first everybody was all about my mum but she asked for people to be 'normal' with her - and although her friends and family will always ask how she is or go the extra mile for her they do keep it 'normal' ... she enjoys hearing about everybody elses lives as a part of reality.   

I wish you the best of luck with what ever treatment you will be getting, please keep positive and think of the amazing success rate there is with breat cancer patients now! there is so much these amazing doctors can do now and you will get through it! Im sure that in 5 and half years time from now you will be going back for your last check up with the ALL CLEAR badge!!!