Hi. So been a couple of weeks since I wrote on this thread after saying how incredibly helpful it had been for me whilst I was waiting for results. Unfortunately I received the news yesterday that I didn’t want and I have triple negative grade 3 breast cancer. Next week I begin chemotherapy and immunotherapy to shrink tumour before I have surgery. Has anyone else had / experienced both chemotherapy and immunotherapy? 

This thread has helped so much so thank you to everyone. 
kwoody, I was in your position a few weeks ago, easier said than done but please try not to google too much. I ended up going down a rabbit warren so many days and it didn’t help. 

Thoughts with you all ️

I just can’t get out of my head the thought that I might not be around to see my chns next birthday n awful thoughts like that

 YogiBoo Oh lovely Im sorry to hear this, I dont have experience of Chemo yet but hope your experience with it is okay. As scary as it sounds some people get through it with minimal side effects, just take it all each day at a time. 

if I hear or find any good chemo tips Il share them on here. 
Breast Cancer Now has a really good forum too  and they have groups specifically for TNBC with lots of ladies who are or have gone through treatment. 
Sending you such a massive hug hon xxxx

Aww I'm so sorry to read this news...stay strong and I'm sorry it's not better news. There will be someone who can help with your question. Thoughts are with you to and always here for a chat.xx

I was the same and cried so much hun, daily in fact. Try not to think ahead, take each day with baby steps. From experience I got anxious and had terrible what if thoughts, it's no good for your mental health my lovely. Think of today, tomorrow will come. If your children are old enough to understand maybe speak with them, kids these days are so strong, my 24 year old daughter was so strong and helped me no end. Xxx

My partner has stage 4 melanoma so I'm freaking out at needing a mammogram even though I know it could be anything. Reading your stories I'm glad you're finding strength from each other. I'm just trying to sit on things until I know more but I've got sirens going off as ridiculously early as that is because I can't afford to be sick too. Kids are 6 and 10. So as unreasonable as it is I'm venting in cancer chat. It's just like F* cancer for existing. Too many people affected or scared by it. Everyone's been touched by it whether as sufferers or carers. I hope we can prevent it one day.

Oh Lyns its not unreasonable at all!! You have young children to protect and a poorly partner, you already have a lot on your plate, just wish I could give you a hug and make you a brew.

You are doing the right thing getting checked, scary as it all is its the first step towards health if you do have it. Its more often than not benign as there are many things that can go on inside a boob that aren't cancer. 

There is a lot of comfort that can be found here, even if its just that reassurance that how you feel is normal and others feel it too.

If you don't mind me asking lovely how old are you? Its really early days yet and its more likely that you dont have cancer than you do but if you do there is so much specific support out there from younger ladies groups, type specific support and so on. My advice don't lean into google too much. Be kind to yourself xxxx

I'm 42, I was 32 when I had my eldest. My dad's adopted so I don't even know a full familial history. I had an ovarian scare 4 years (I think) ago and it was not cancer though it did need removing. They were so concerned they offered a hysterectomy but I went with the ovary removal and biopsy first so I'm familiar with the head swimming fears. I just wish there were instant answers. I had hoped the GP would say I was imagining the lump.

Oh I can relate to the wishing the GP saying its in my head! I didn't even have a lump myself or the GP could feel, just a little dent that I genuinely thought was due to weight loss.  
Oh lovely I hear you, the limbo is one of the worst parts and Im just so sorry you have been through something similar in the past. Hopefully this is much of the same though and is not cancer but you have done the right thing in getting seen and taking those steps. 
I have no family history of breast cancer so naively wasn't expecting to have it at all especially at 36. I was gobsmacked to see even younger women with it in the clinic. 
I know its so hard to do but try not to look too far ahead and work with only what you know to be the facts relative to you. In my earlier days I googled and obsessed out of fear until I made myself ill but only my medical team know whats relative to me. 
Outstanding support is out there though, here and Breast Cancer Now have brilliant forums and we are here if you need to talk/vent xxx