Hi BigJean,

Welcome to the forum, but sorry for the reasons you've joined us.

I was diagnosed last year with stage 3C breast cancer (at 41).  It is very easy to consider every other pain and twinge to be spread of the cancer but the reality is when you get bad news like cancer you do tense up, you don't sleep as well, you get anxious and all these things will lead to pain in your back, neck etc. so best try not to overthink them.  You are in good hands now and will be starting treatment so best to leave aside any unecessary anxiety.

Like you I was healthy, never smoked, not a great drinker, but the fact is we don't give ourselves breast cancer.  Knowing that there are numerous variables that can (very) slightly increase or decrease risk of getting breast cancer isn't the same as causation.  As it turns out mine is genetic, but for most it's just bad luck.

We'll all be here for support as you go through treatment.  Ask any questions you want, I hope you fnd this place as invaluable as I have.

LJx

Hi BigJean,

Welcome to the forum, but sorry for the reasons you've joined us.

I was diagnosed last year with stage 3C breast cancer (at 41).  It is very easy to consider every other pain and twinge to be spread of the cancer but the reality is when you get bad news like cancer you do tense up, you don't sleep as well, you get anxious and all these things will lead to pain in your back, neck etc. so best try not to overthink them.  You are in good hands now and will be starting treatment so best to leave aside any unecessary anxiety.

Like you I was healthy, never smoked, not a great drinker, but the fact is we don't give ourselves breast cancer.  Knowing that there are numerous variables that can (very) slightly increase or decrease risk of getting breast cancer isn't the same as causation.  As it turns out mine is genetic, but for most it's just bad luck.

We'll all be here for support as you go through treatment.  Ask any questions you want, I hope you fnd this place as invaluable as I have.

LJx

Hi Twintwo, 

thank you so much for your words of encouragement . I’m in really great form today am being very positive and am ready to fight .  Sorry to hear about your diagnosis . I’m so thankful for all the support I have gotten on here , I’m just going to focus on what the dr told me when he said I had BC he said it’s treatable and I said I didn’t want to die and he said I wasn’t going to .

thanks again 

talk soon xxx