Getting through treatment

Theresanne

Hello everyone. I wanted to take a few moments to briefly go over my journey to help encourage someone who may be frightened. In January of2012 I was diagnosed with invasive lobular breast cancer. 3small tumors, 1cm. Or less but lobular, that's why I was stage2. No nodes involved, but still scared to death. Had a mastectomy, left side then TAC chemo, 6cycles. All doable. Cried when I had to tell my 3children, older teens but still hard...but did it and they got through it. Very traumatic to lose hair...but after about a week, got used to it and learned to like my wigs! Luckily, Drs. Did not recommend radiation as I was early stage node negative, negative margins so that was a positive, but if I had to go through it I would have, one step at a time. Well, chemo ended at the end of June and now I walk almost 2miles every day. Back then, I could hardly walk across the room! Today, I visited my surgeon after a right prophylactic mastectomy because of being very fibrocystic....could not deal with checking and rechecking. All clear. I am writing this to anyone out there who has just been diagnosed and is scared.YOU WILL get through this. I have always been afraid of things and I always felt as though I would never psychologically get through a serious illness. Well, I got through this year and you will too..one step at a time, one day at a time. I feel healthier now than I have in a long time. I'm a vegan now, exercising, and working at keeping my stress level low...the exercise helps! I made it to the other side. And I promise...you will too. Also, 2of my best friends are breast cancer survivors of11 and12years. God bless you.