Looking for Hope
Hi everyone!
I’m pretty new here. Two months ago I found out that I have MBC (I previously had stage 2 BC in 2021 and went through the whole surgery-chemo-radiation process back then). After a super slow diagnosis and pathology process, I found out my cancer is now TNBC, has spread to bones and lungs and I finally started treatment a week ago.
Right now I’m on weekly Paclitaxel and I think I’ll also be starting zometa. On my first chemo, I had an allergic reaction which was really not fun and I’m scared for tomorrow! I’m also waiting to see if I’m eligible to also be on immunotherapy (keytruda).
I’m not exactly sure what I’m looking for in this post but I guess I am hoping to find others in the same boat and who have managed to find some balance and hope amidst everything?
I’m 34 and feel like this diagnosis just pulled the rug out from under my feet. I wanted to have a baby soon but feeling like that dream may be out the window now. I’m feeling very hopeless and sad and don’t know how to keep going forward.
I appreciate any comments or stories or commiseration 🩷