Newly diagnosed and feel emotionally numb

I was diagnosed with breast cancer last week. It’s all moving fast how. Had MRI yesterday, pre-op assessment tomorrow and consultant Thursday for treatment plan. Due to my family history and type of cancer  it seems double mastectomy is likely treatment. They have given me all this information about reconstruction but really I just want the easiest and safest op.  My concern is that I feel like I have no emotions at all. I don’t feel upset or angry. I just feel numb and completely dissociated from the diagnosis. Have others felt like this? 

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  • Hi there Sar ....

    You are probly in shock right now ... it felt to me like I was put on the scariest rollercoaster ride ... and strapped in and didn't know where it would end ... you may find your feelings will go from numb, to panic , to crying ... to thinking you can do this ... we all go through every emotion possible ..

    I went on here early befor my masectomy... and a lovely lady  @Jolomine helped me through... many have joined in here .. and wer all still doing o.k ... breast cancer has come a long way ... we just hear the sad stories. . But there are many on here, kicking cancers butt .... jolomine had a double masectomy ... hopefully she'll pick this up and pop by ....

    I found the op was far better then I'd imagined ... only needing parasitomol a couple of times ... and some like rilleyroo were out the same day ... so take heart ... you'll always find someone to hold your hand on here .. and we don't guess how scary it is ... we know ... 

    So get yourself a pair of vertual boxing gloves and get in the ring with us lot ... and well get that cancer on the run , together ... Chrissie xx

  • Couldn't have put it better myself......xxxx

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