Cancer is very beatable these days. You'll kick it. You're young and healthy otherwise, so get positive and start fighting. I know it's shocking. But give yourself a little time to get over the news and get your head in the right place and you'll have a better chance. One of the most important things you can do for your own mental health is not to take on other people's grief and shock when they find out. Let them deal with it and don't be afraid to tell them to get the fuck out if they get all weepy. You don't need that shit. You need to surround yourself with positive people.

Don't worry about your mum. She'll come to grips with it and she'll be the best damn nurse anyone ever had when you're recovering from surgery. Mothers have a hard time dealing with knowing there's really nothing they can do to fix their kids other than to love them. You might even find it's good to have someone around you who just treats you like normal.

Just remember, you don't need to lose this fight.

Too late. I am oodles of guys all by myself, and I'm already desperately in love with both of you.

I want to bear your children. Either that, or feed your children to bears.

Shit.

Well I didn't buy the "maudlin gush", 'cause I know when you're put upon, you're meaner than a junk yard dog. The only reason you won't beat this with sheer will, is you don't want to pass up the chance to meet some hot doctors and male nurses.
But I'll still be waiting when you've gone through those boy toys.

You know we all love you and believe in you.

Add my good thoughts to the pile here. (HUGS)

From some of the posts on this board, I think it already has.:right:

But if you mean that she's a tough grrrrl, than I agree. The body of an angel, and the guts of a harbor chick.


Go Bri!

Give yourself whatever gifts of time and rest you need to feel better and know that you're surrounded by caring thoughts and prayers and heartfelt wishes. Rest easy. Get well.

Good luck. My thoughts are with you.

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My wife and I bought t-shirts today.

A number of very close people in my life have delt with Breast Ca.

Hang in there Bri, you've gotten through life this far don't let some damn little cells stand in your way!

Tru B - it's just a stupid bunch of cells! Once it's outside your body you could stamp on it in the street and reduce it to nothing but a pile of goo!

that's a good image, that.

Dammmm this holiday weekend. I'm so antsy---I want to know if this has metzed, what we're going to do, if I should cut my hair short and who can make a wig out of my own hair, how many tests do I have to have: CT? MRI? Nuc Med?...all these things. Plus, I need to clean my house, get new pajamas (the kind that button up the front) and yet I feel paralyzed to do anything. I'm jumpy.

Fuck. This sucks.

Bri, let me jump in with everyone else and tell you that you will beat this. Only personal experience I have is my aunt, and she beat this too. That was like 15 years ago and she's doing great. Medicine has only gotten better since then.

The waiting is the hardest part. Once you get all the results back, then you can attack this thing. Feel like you are doing something, etc.

You want to be doing something now, right? I'm no expert at all in this, but there are probably a few thing you could be doing now to begin to prepare for the fight. Two things come to mind. Depending on your treatments, you may have no appetite later, so start packing in the calories today. Eat healthy. Eat a lot. Second is that you should try to start thinking positive. Say out loud to yourself that you are going to beat this. Come back and keep reading this thread over and over. We are here for you, and you will beat this.

Oh, and while we all may have ooh-la-lahed over your pictures on the bike, that's not what defines you. You're boobs aren't what make you hot. Having a mastectomy won't change that at all. Els probably said it better than I could, because he has more practice, but he's got the right idea.

You're going to beat this.

I still say "at least you're not living 100 years ago..." . . . I know you can't see it at the moment, but you know you'll be okay (because you have to)

Bri, I spoke to Sundae Girl today and she asked me to relay her support and well wishes to you. She's as stunned as everyone else and feels equally sure that you, more than anyone, will beat this thing. Unfortunately she doesn't have internet access to post herself, but she wants you to know she's thinking of you.

Thanks so much, Dana---that means a lot to me