Ladies in their 30s

hi Dewey ,

Sorry about your diagnosis but you'll find lost of support here. It's really helping me now:) I was diagnosed a couple of weeks ago and the ladies here are really great support . You are not alone

Hi Dewey,  welcome n sorry that you re here.Yes you are not alone, and many women here aer very supportive. Hang in there!

Dear Ladies,

I will be off these boards for a while. I wish you all the best.

Hugs,

Young Turk

hi ladies, I would like to join the club too...I am 31 married with 4 children. Twins who are 14 boy and girl, daughter 10 and son 9. I just finished my AC part of chemo now moving on to taxol for four cycles. Still not sure if I need rads yet...

Dewey - I think it's up to your comfort level and how well you feel that determines your level of outside interaction. I've been fortunate and have always felt well enough to go about my normal life, which includes running errands and going into public places even during my nadir period. I just make sure to wash my hands viligantly, avoid close spaces, avoid sick people, etc. If you are feeling weak, perhaps you should avoid public spaces but I think it's always good to still go out for a walk or some fresh air to keep your body sane and healthy.

Here is another one. 34 year old, diagnosed on 10/10. I have husband and a 5 year old. Trying all I can to fight for my life.

hockey mommy and jianchi, welcome to the group but sorry you have to be here. Lots of great info and support on this site. Big hugs.

hi ladies..

I am 34 going to be 35 in 4 days.

got diagnosed with tnbc grade 3 last month. i have a 5 year old daughter and getting this came as a big shock. I heard that its rare to get bc in your 30s and then i found this thread and realised that there are so many like me, unfortunately.

Triple negative breast cancer ( the one which i have) has the highest chance of recurrence/ metastasis in the first 5 years ..and i really want to see my daughter grow up, do her higher studies, get married, have children etc. I dont know whether all that will be possible or not... with the most aggressive type of bc i have.

for the time being, i have started taking 1 day at a time... rest i have left to destiny

wishing you all good health and i hope we all keep writing and move ahead from our 30s to 40s to 50s to 60s..so on!!

love

Thank you Dewey, Rachel and Soriya !

hi...coming to join in. i am 32yo with a wonderful husband and an amazing 5yo son.

had my first chemo treatment on 10/09. as i thought it was manageable, i was struck with a virus that took me completely down. needed to go on antibiotics and shots to bring up my wbc. it was horrible and hope that each treatment will be better and not worse.

wish you ladies all the best is this scary journey!xoxox

Hi everyone. I was diagnosed last July at the age of 34. I am not married and I don't have children. I don't have a strong support system so I pretty much faced my diagnosis and treatment alone. I completed radiation treatment last December. I take Effexor for depression. It's been a tough road. I am so tired all the time. I've gained about 30 lbs since I was diagnosed. I don't do any of the things I used to enjoy. Everyday I worry about a distant reoccurrence. I had a very low Onco Type score, but that doesn't seem to ease my mind. I have kept my diagnosis a secret from all but a few close friends and family members. Is anyone else experiencing the same as me?? I feel like I'm at a low point.

The fear of recurrence is natural. But it is something we need to fight. I feel very thankful that my docs never once told me my stats, nor did they even talk about recurrence. They simply told me what my treatment plan would be, and now that I've finally had my last herceptin treatment (woo hoo!), they're working with me on a follow-up plan. We can't live by numbers. What would be the point of going through our various treatments if only to always worry about the cancer coming back. Don't get me wrong - any persistent ache or pain sends me into a momentary spiral of fear that cancer is lingering. And I realize i had 6 positive nodes so my cancer was on the move before we found it. But I do my best to push the fears away on a daily basis. Gotta find your happy in each day and be thankful to be alive. Fear will get us nowhere. We are warriors who are and have kicked cancers ass. I've got kids to raise and eventual grandkids to me, not to mention retirement travel some day with my hubby. I don't plan on going anywhere. Cancer can fuck off and find someplace else to go! Chin up ladies. Keep on fighting!

ramols - I agree that what you wrote is one of the best things I've read yet! Love the attitude and love the message. I think I needed that and so I thank you

Hi MarisaC and welcome. Sounds like your treatment is going well and moving along which is great!

I'm at the radiation onco today for my first appointment to find out what my rads schedule will be. Only one more chemo left for me! I'm so excited to be done!

Hope everyone has a nice weekend!

Ramols.. its shari! i love what you have to say always.. I know you r in NY too.  When you come to the city, we should get together!

I had my final chemo yesterday!! I'm so excited to be done! Now onto radiation but compared to chemo I think I can handle it. Hope everyone is having a good week