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Just been diagnosed with breast cancer at 25..

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Hello all!

Tonight has been a surreal moment after finding a lump in left breast, and ultrasound identifying enlarged lymph nodes, it has sadly been confirmed that i have invasice ductal breast cancer - a tripple negative breast cancer in my case. I am 25 with no real family history, so it is all a bit shocking. 

i however had prepared myself fully for this news, and when they told me, i felt strangely calm and ok with this. i am sure i will have my wobbly moments but i know i will fight this.

I am going to have a CT scan and mammogram as it is in my lymph nodes, to check if the cancer has spread anywhere else (thats the scary part for me). But i will start chemo in jan, and have 6 rounds of it. Halfway through my chemo i will have a follow up, and decide what surgery i will be having/what will be neccssary. Then go from there.

I thought i would write on here, to hear from those experiencing similar things, and see how chemo was for you? and also to see if there is anyone my age on here going through the same thing?

 

thank you,

 

Hannah xxx

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    Hi Countrygirl,

    Sorry you've got the dreaded diagnosis too, especially so young.

    I'm 41 and was diagnosed early summer with stage 3 breast cancer.  I've finished chemo for now anyway and had a mastectomy, with radiotherapy to come early next year, then maybe some more chemo and also prophylactic surgery.

    I tolerated the first chemo very well (it was called FEC), but the second one brought me some interesting (and some humorous) side effects!  On the second one I wasn't able to work, and I spent a lot of time in bed, but I felt fine as long as I stayed horizontal so I used the time to learn a language by listening to MP3s etc.  Only two days of actually feeling nauseous and being sick but I used mind over matter every morning when it came to nausea.  Age and general health can play a big part with chemo so being young and (presumably) otherwise healthy should help you tolerate it better.

    My cancer was caught very late and had already spread, they reckon I've already had it for around 3 years, but hopefully yours will have been contained.

    As others have pointed out this is one of the toughest times, the waiting!  Once treatment gets started it all seems to go very quickly.

    There are numerous threads on chemotherapy and you'll see tips on things to do to prepare for it (things you can start now) but if you have any questions give us a shout.

    Even with having my mum to talk to (she's had breast cancer twice now, 2 different types) I have still found this place invaluable, I hope you do too.

    Welcome to 'the club' but sorry you've ended up here too.

    Best wishes,

    LJx

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    Hi Countrygirl,

    Sorry you've got the dreaded diagnosis too, especially so young.

    I'm 41 and was diagnosed early summer with stage 3 breast cancer.  I've finished chemo for now anyway and had a mastectomy, with radiotherapy to come early next year, then maybe some more chemo and also prophylactic surgery.

    I tolerated the first chemo very well (it was called FEC), but the second one brought me some interesting (and some humorous) side effects!  On the second one I wasn't able to work, and I spent a lot of time in bed, but I felt fine as long as I stayed horizontal so I used the time to learn a language by listening to MP3s etc.  Only two days of actually feeling nauseous and being sick but I used mind over matter every morning when it came to nausea.  Age and general health can play a big part with chemo so being young and (presumably) otherwise healthy should help you tolerate it better.

    My cancer was caught very late and had already spread, they reckon I've already had it for around 3 years, but hopefully yours will have been contained.

    As others have pointed out this is one of the toughest times, the waiting!  Once treatment gets started it all seems to go very quickly.

    There are numerous threads on chemotherapy and you'll see tips on things to do to prepare for it (things you can start now) but if you have any questions give us a shout.

    Even with having my mum to talk to (she's had breast cancer twice now, 2 different types) I have still found this place invaluable, I hope you do too.

    Welcome to 'the club' but sorry you've ended up here too.

    Best wishes,

    LJx

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