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Formal diagnosis

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Today, on my daughter's 16th birthday, I have received my formal diagnosis of breast cancer. I was told last Friday that it is probably cancer and I should prepare to be diagnosed. This whole week I have been out of my mind with worrying and catastrophizing and battling my own thoughts. Sleep has been a stranger and I have been vomiting in the mornings with nerves. My diagnosis is stage one, small lump but grade 2 and oestrogen receptor positive. Currently my treatment plan is a lumpectomy followed by radiation but they have said there are variables that may occur and I may need chemotherapy. I have been out of my mind with worry, and it feels really strange, but now, somehow I have found relief in the diagnosis. I'm very annoyed that this is all come on my daughter's 16th birthday. I will always remember her special day as my D-Day. Cancer really doesn't give a shizzle, does it?!

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    Hi manda bee, 

    Yep,cancer respects absolutely nothing!!. I know what you mean though,  some dates are no go'es for bad news- lol, not that there is ever a good time..

    Diagnosis is such a weird time. When we got the the diagnosis, I even said " well, thank god it is cancer, it could have been some hideous disease with no treatments and rapid decline" how mad is that!. It is a relief in a way, as you know what it is for sure.

    So, now you know. Now you can crack on and murder the ***. You have been 'caught' early. The little *** have been discovered before they thought about moving. I love swearing , I find it very therapeutic and really lets me rip about cancer- no more than those cells deserve.

    I found the first 2:weeks the absolute worst , once you have downloaded it  ,and start treatment,, then it gets a tad better.

    best wishes to you.

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    Hi manda bee, 

    Yep,cancer respects absolutely nothing!!. I know what you mean though,  some dates are no go'es for bad news- lol, not that there is ever a good time..

    Diagnosis is such a weird time. When we got the the diagnosis, I even said " well, thank god it is cancer, it could have been some hideous disease with no treatments and rapid decline" how mad is that!. It is a relief in a way, as you know what it is for sure.

    So, now you know. Now you can crack on and murder the ***. You have been 'caught' early. The little *** have been discovered before they thought about moving. I love swearing , I find it very therapeutic and really lets me rip about cancer- no more than those cells deserve.

    I found the first 2:weeks the absolute worst , once you have downloaded it  ,and start treatment,, then it gets a tad better.

    best wishes to you.

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