Hi- I’ve recently been diagnosed with the same so know how you are feeling - I’m 32 and my opp is 10th of April followed by chemo and radiotherapy- do u know what your opp will be yet? It’s all a whirl wind isn’t it- I hope you get plenty of support on here - it’s deff the right place to be.

sending you lots of positive thoughts

amanda 

Hi Amanda, thank you for your message. I'm sorry to hear you've been diagnosed too. My op is 16th April so thankfully not too long to wait. It's certainly a whirlwind, I'm not sure that it's really sunk in yet, but I'm handling it better than I thought I would (so far!).

I hope your op and treatment goes well, sending you positive thoughts too.

Andrea xx

Yeah I know the feeling Andrea, it hasn’t sunk in for me either- I don’t know if or when it will to be honest as it’s all so unexpected isn’t it. Keep us updated with your opp and treatment - hope it all goes ok Hun 

xx

Yeah, it's been a huge wake up call for me - no family history of cancer, non-smoker, not a big drinker, fit, healthy, never been overweight. But it goes to show it can happen to anyone! 

Thanks, will do - keep us updated with how you get on too. We'll get through this xxx

That’s so strange as I could have wrote the above myself as I’m exactly the same - I breast fed my little girl too which is meant to decrease chances - just shows eh xxx

Hello

I was diagnosed with grade 2 invasive ductal back in february and i had a lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy on 5th march, mine has unfortunately spread to my lymph nodes and i start chemo on 16th.april.  im waiting results of bone scan and ive got CT scan next friday to check if its spread.  Im positive on the outside but inside im in pieces.  Im fit and healthy, i run 3 times a week and ive never smoked its so scary this can happen to absolutely anyone xxx

It is so scary especially when we try to look after ourselves.  But, that in itself will help us beat this cancer.  I breastfed each of my children for a year and thought my chances would be lowered.

I know how you feel up one minute, full of hope, then the dreaded down days.  Mine has also metasticised to lymph nodes and I am having complete clearance on Wednesday.  After that chemo and radiotherapy plus ten years tamoxifen.  I have been down because I can’t stop going to google. This evening I looked at MacMillan videos of chemo, radiotherapy and yes, couldn’t stop myself,  Advanced Cancer.  I felt better.  Chemo doesn’t feel so dreadful as I thought and radiotherapy not as bad as I was imagining.  Because I gave up google and spent time on MacMillan I feel I am so looking forward to starting treatment.

I know I’ll get down again but I’ve made a promise to myself to only look at Cancer Research and MacMillan sites.

We are all going to get through this.  We are all on different stages of a shared journey but here for each other.  We understand and share so much with people we’ve never met but we know are our biggest supporters.

 Xxxxxxx

Hi there, I'm so sorry to hear this. I really hope you get a good result form the bone scan. It's all so scary. I also hope that the chemo and CT scan goes well. It really does go to show that it can happen to anyone, yet its so frustrating as we're always told to keep fit and healthy to try and avoid cancer. On the plus side, I believe that being fit and healthy will help us get better, so stay strong xxx

Google really is the worst!! I've successfully managed to ban myself from it so far, and like you, stick to Cancer Research and Macmillan. I always feel so much more positive after being on here - even though my heart breaks for everyone else going through this, it's reassuring to know none of us are alone and we're all here for each other xxx