26 diagnosed with grade 3 HER2 positive breast cancer

I’m 26 and found out yesterday I have invasive ductal type 3 stage one breast cancer HER2 positive. I will go through 5 months of chemo, lumpectomy or mastectomy and hormone drugs too.  I’ll also have my eggs frozen

I need to have more tests to check it hasn’t spread and I feel very anxious, my tumour is pretty big around 5cm, I have such small boobs it's as though it came overnight but this clearly can't be the case, I pray it is contained to just my boob and that the tests show everything else is ok.  It feels so surreal, like a bad dream.  I’m trying to take it one day at a time, I live away from home with my partner and scared whether I should go home for the treatment as not sure how hard it’s going to be.  I want to keep life as normal as possible but fear what I'm facing is maybe more than I'm prepared for here.

it’s a lot to accept and face, I've read a lot of forums and know I'm not alone, would be great to connect with anyone who's going through or been through the same thing.  
 

we can beat this! ️Xxxx

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  • Sorry to hear of your diagnosis. Hope you are managing the best you can be. 
     

    I'm 37 and was diagnosed at 36 with breast cancer that is E+ and HER2+. Mine was in one breast and multifocal (2 lumps) the main one was 3cm and the second was 1cm. I had 6 cycles of chemo and the herceptin injection a mastectomy with reconstruction and lymph nodes taken. I have Zoladex implant once a month. I am nearly done with radiotherapy and on another treatment TDM1 for 12 cycles. I've just started taking Letrozole as Tamoxifen did not agree with me. I did not go for the egg freezing although I was offered this. It would have delayed my treatment and I wanted to get started and I do have a son. 
    Im happy to share my experience or answer any questions. 

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  • Sorry to hear of your diagnosis. Hope you are managing the best you can be. 
     

    I'm 37 and was diagnosed at 36 with breast cancer that is E+ and HER2+. Mine was in one breast and multifocal (2 lumps) the main one was 3cm and the second was 1cm. I had 6 cycles of chemo and the herceptin injection a mastectomy with reconstruction and lymph nodes taken. I have Zoladex implant once a month. I am nearly done with radiotherapy and on another treatment TDM1 for 12 cycles. I've just started taking Letrozole as Tamoxifen did not agree with me. I did not go for the egg freezing although I was offered this. It would have delayed my treatment and I wanted to get started and I do have a son. 
    Im happy to share my experience or answer any questions. 

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