Hi 

Hopefully [@lucy1504]‍ will pop over to chat. Best wishes for the future.

Billy 

Hi there ...

Welcome to our little chat room ...  I was diagnosed with a grade 3 breast cancer her 2 negative oestrogen positive lump in 2017 ... 

I came on here like you really scared at what was to come ... looking back that's the scariest part of it all .. I started chatting with 5/6 others that had been diagnosed with breast cancers ... all different stages and treatments... all different  ages ...we started chatting about our journey and one lass , sandra started a thread called "the good and the bad" and others joined in along the way ... that was 3 years ago ...

It's not a ride in the park , but it is doable ... cancer wants us to feel scared and lay down and stay there ..it gets stronger then .. it doesn't like it when we look it in the eye ... so we all got a vertual pair of pink vertual boxing gloves... and got in the ring ready to punch it back ... 

Well all those that started with me are still here ... most have gone back to their life post cancer... one young lass who had chemo , had a beautifull baby boy last year .. and now expecting baby number 2 ..l stayed on here, to tell those just starting its not always bad outcomes ... theres lots of us still standing ..  

I'm here most days ... hope others come and join you to tell you their journey ...

Being brave means ... being scared witless but you do it any way.... you'll have days you feel stronger .. you'll have days it feels overwhelming.... but try and take one day at a time ... one problem at a time ...

My granddaughter is just comming through acute myeloid leukaemia... she's had chemo, radiotherapy and a stem cell transplant... with setbacks ... she's 18 ... but she got those vertual gloves on .. and is kicking cancers butt .... she just sent me a pic of her in her new wig, and she had a make over ... she's more beautiful then ever ... sending you a vertual hug.... Chrissie xx

Hi

I'm a bit older than you (43) but diagnosed with the same type of breast cancer as you in March. I had my first chemo session nearly three weeks ago- due my next session later on this week. I was very nervous beforehand and like you, was worried that I would react badly etc. The nurses are really good though and soon put you at ease. I find you read a lot of horror stories about chemo but there are less stories from the people who don't have any really bad side effects. My nurse actually said to me, ignore what you have seen in films, chemo is nothing like that!! I was very tired for the first week so normally had a sleep in the afternoon, I lost my sense of taste (came back in the second week) and all I wanted to eat was potatoes and pasta and chicken! Water tasted horrible so I drank flavoured fizzy water. (I drank a lot of water the day before chemo and keep drinking lots of fluids throughout) I wasn't that hungry so just ate small amounts as and when I felt like it. I was able to still do a little bit of work from home and from week 2, I felt more or less back to normal and now into week 3, I'm feeling fine. I do a walk every day (the walks have got longer as the weeks have gone on) but I have found getting out in the fresh air has helped. I moisturise every day, put a nail oil on my nails to try and protect them twice a day, and I use a soft baby toothbrush to brush my teeth- these are all tips that I have picked up from people along the way.   As Chriss said, it is doable!
Breast cancer now website has some really good support, especially for younger women. 
I'm sure there will be others on here who are further ahead than me who will be able to give you more advice!

Good luck for Thursday, it really won't be as bad as you imagine! X

Thank you for your message x 

Thank you so much for messaging

I hope you stay well and your grand daughter too 

Hi! 
Happy to chat! Sounds like we're at the same stage! I have sent you a private friend request if you want to talk x