Was diagnosed at 32 with breast cancer.. I found the lump. Went through a couple of ops, plus the chemo & radio. In between that, had three trips to emergency due to high temperatures... the first being the worst.. 41 degrees & it took five days before it got back to normal.
Was sent to a fertility doctor as I was childless although I had figured I wasn't meant to have any children...not from illness or anything... Just figured had reached a certain age & had been single for some time so it wasn't meant to be. I will forever be grateful to my mum for pushing me to be a little bit more proactive with regards to my fertility. It was quite expensive & the shots I received were quite painful... all worth it. I was given a 40%ear chance of being able to conceive,. and sometimes I still think... "really?!?!" , I conceived & gave birth to a healthy baby boy who is starting primary school next year.
More dramas were to be had... when my son was 7 months old, I was diagnosed with a different type of cancer... angiosarcoma. No one can give me a definitive answer as to how I got this... it may have been due to the radiation treatment... but there's no way of knowing for sure. It's a type of skin cancer... & really quite vicious. As a result, I had to have a radical mastectomy.
I could type so much more, but, I am near the five year mark for the second cancer so I figure, all the rest is experience. Bloody hell, there are so many other people suffering much worse than me. I am still here & even better than that, I am so blessed to have a gorgeous baby (although he says he is a "big boy".).He is, but will always be my bubba.
Noble Park, Australia