Diagnosis

As many of you already know July 20th was the day I officially was diagnosed with breast cancer. I have to say it was probably the worst day of my life. It was extremely difficult at first, lots of tears and anger but with the support of my family and friends I have been able to now start thinking about the fight I have ahead of me. Don't get me wrong from time to time my mind does wander to the worst case scenarios but everyday it gets a bit easier. I have many fears about surgery, chemo and possibly radiation. I am slowly educating myself to try and alleviate those fears.
I don't know everything about my cancer yet. From the biopsy results the type was determined as invasive ductal carcinoma, which is the most common type of invasive breast cancer. Invasive means that it has the ability to grow and invade neighboring tissue in the body. The biopsy also revealed that my lymph nodes are positive for cancer as well.
I know it's going to be hard road but I am fine. I don't physically feel any different than I have in the last year, so it's weird to talk about myself as a sick person.
I have many scheduled tests and appointments coming up in the next couple of weeks so I'll keep everyone updated as much as possible.