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I have breast cancer.

Gentle hugs, and all the best to you in this journey you're on. I echo other comments about excellent treatment options now. I have friends who are breast cancer survivors (and "thrivers"!) and continue to be in great health.
 
We're here. We are all here.
 
So sorry to hear your news. I am through with treatment, but dealing with side effects still. The breast cancer group on Reddit really helped me through some dark times.
 
I am sorry to hear this scary news. I wish you all the best, and sending good vibes your way. Ask if your hospital system has a breast cancer “buddy system” where a cancer survivor is paired with a women currently in treatment, as a sounding board, to answer questions, to offer hope and proof that you can and will get to the other side of this successfully.
 
Monnie, contacting you off PS. Sending you love and healing vibes and only good energy. (((((((HUGS))))))))
 
I am sorry to hear this. Hoping you have an easy process on your way to recovery.
 
I'm so sorry you're going through this @monarch64. Sending many positive thoughts and lots of hugs your way. Please post whenever you feel you need some company and support. There are lots of people here who care and are here for you.
 
I am so sorry you've gotten this devastating news. I am sure you have one million things going through your head, but as many have stated there are amazing treatments and breakthroughs now. You can fight back! We are all here to listen and support you!
 
I'm so sorry. Sending healing thoughts and as others have said, there are so many new treatments today you shouldn't despair. Think positive thoughts and we will do the same for you.
 
Hi everyone! I’m so sorry I haven’t been responsive. There’s just so much on my plate right now aside from even this cancer stuff. I had to reschedule yesterday’s MRI but the biopsy is still on for 8/18. My mom will be coming with me for that, and for the follow-up two days later. I am so fortunate to have a decent support network.

Thank you so much for the outpouring of thoughts, prayers, support, and encouragement. I’ll be around more this evening to respond more.
 
monarch64 said:
Hi everyone! I’m so sorry I haven’t been responsive. There’s just so much on my plate right now aside from even this cancer stuff. I had to reschedule yesterday’s MRI but the biopsy is still on for 8/18. My mom will be coming with me for that, and for the follow-up two days later. I am so fortunate to have a decent support network.

Thank you so much for the outpouring of thoughts, prayers, support, and encouragement. I’ll be around more this evening to respond more.
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Prayers continue!
 
I am so sorry that you’re going through this. Sending healing thoughts your way.
 
monarch64 said:
Hi everyone! I’m so sorry I haven’t been responsive. There’s just so much on my plate right now aside from even this cancer stuff. I had to reschedule yesterday’s MRI but the biopsy is still on for 8/18. My mom will be coming with me for that, and for the follow-up two days later. I am so fortunate to have a decent support network.

Thank you so much for the outpouring of thoughts, prayers, support, and encouragement. I’ll be around more this evening to respond more.
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Take care of yourself. We will be here when you need us.
 
@monarch64, Please know you have a whole group of people here who will help you. You will not be going thru this alone. You have a lot of support here. Sometimes the people you least expect have your back and will carry you thru in ways you never expected. Please let us be that for you. I’m here and I care about you. Please reach out when you are ready. Sending you hugs. love, Callie
 
I am so sorry, @monarch64. What an awful thing to be wrestling with all of a sudden. Wishing for a speedy work-up and for fast and effective treatment!
 
As lots of people have already mentioned, there are a multitude of treatments for breast cancer these days which can be tailored to you. I am sending positive thoughts and wishing you well for the next wee while. You have always sounded like a grounded and sensible person in your posts, that will carry you through.
 
Again, thank you all.

I never thought I’d be the kind of person to share this sort of thing. But one of the first things I thought of was what will I tell my Pricescope people? You’ve all been my friends and almost like family for so many years, and I’d rather tell you all than even people I grew up with.

I’m so sad. And mad!

I’ll get through this, I think.

Idk if any of you were around wayyyyy back, but I did an Avon Walk for Breast Cancer years and years ago. I had a thread about it. And I organized various Relays for Life, etc. when I had time while my dad was going through cancer:

rockzilla

Thread 'Avon walk...anyone done this? Advice?'

So, my BF and I have signed up for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in LA. It''s not until September, but we are starting early so that we have time to fundraise and train for it. It is a marathon the first day and a half marathon the second day (!) AND you have to raise a minimum of $1,800 each AND (they didn''t tell us this until after we signed up) it''s actually in Long Beach and you have to be there at 5:30 in the morning.

If anyone has any tips or words of encouragement, please send them my way!

Thanks,
RZ

Deep breath.

This is hard. I have something else I need to talk about here and I don’t have the energy tonight. But let’s just say my ex knows about my probable diagnosis and is refusing to speak to me and won’t let me see my daughter. That will kill me faster than some stupid cancer ever could. I truly cannot believe a man could be told that the mother of his child 95% probably has breast cancer and he won’t let her see her child, even on the first day of school as always.

Of course there’s more to that story: my daughter and I had a falling out this summer over her not cleaning her bedroom and bathroom. I begged him for a meeting which he ignored. The consequence I put up was that she’d spend the rest of the summer with him. She tested the boundary: I enforced the consequence, now she hates me. And he won’t let me speak to her nor will he communicate with me. It is awful.

Apparently I f’d up.

I’ve been tired. Exhausted, really. Anytime I do anything now it’s like I have to rest afterwards and I think I’m too young for that at 48. But that was one of the symptoms.

Anyway, thanks for reading/listening. I appreciate and love you all.
 
Autumn in New England said:
I'm so terribly sorry to hear this, monarch. My mom recently beat stage 3 breast cancer which had spread to her lymph nodes. They have so many different treatment modalities these days. Please don't despair... there is hope. Sending you big hugs and best wishes for a speedy recovery. ❤️
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That is so helpful to read. I’ll beat the ever loving sh*t out of this. Thank you.
 
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