“This sucks”
Hi. This is a place I never thought I’d be posting in but thank you for allowing a safe space for me to just pour it out. I am 54 yrs and am now one week post op (partial mastectomy and nipple remova...
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@Jenmcd - welcome to the club you never wanted to join .... whack up any queries or vents & we'll do our best to smooth your journey xx. Make haste slowly as you heal from your surgery .... do the exercises as described (and don't add extra ones for good measure! Overdoing it can cause setbacks.)
Being a psychologist yourself, you'll no doubt 'think' that you'd be better at handling the diagnosis/treatment, as you've probably helped others before, with theirs. But sadly, it doesn't always work like that. 🙁 This disease really mucks with your head even more than your body, I reckon, as @Blossom1961 said. 🙁
If you can, take the time to listen to the Charlotte Tottman Podcasts on her BC 'journey' ... she is a BC psychologist who had a double mastectomy (choosing to remain flat) in 2018 - so she totally 'gets it' ... and her podcasts are really helpful. She has a very easy to listen to & natural delivery .... click on this link & then click on 'view all tracks' .... You can start listening to No 13 - D Day (the first episode of the first series) or you can also pick & choose which ones you want to listen to, in any order .... (see the newspaper article on her at the bottom of the post for more info on her.)
https://soundcloud.com/search?q=charlotte tottman
Have you been assigned a Breast Care Nurse yet - they can also be very helpful with any queries/vents you may have, too? xx
Take care & all the best for today - hopefully once you have your 'game plan', you will feel more settled. xx. I remember the huge relief I felt after my surgery, just knowing 'the beast' was GORN! :wink:
Consider recording your team meetings on your phone, so you can go over it again later, at home. It can be difficult to remember everything that was said at the time - so having the recording as 'back up' is handy.
We have lots of other areas on the forum that you may also be interested in - art & craft, garden, pets .... it is all part of the healing process.
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/23477/a-big-welcome-to-all-our-new-members#latest
take care
Being a psychologist yourself, you'll no doubt 'think' that you'd be better at handling the diagnosis/treatment, as you've probably helped others before, with theirs. But sadly, it doesn't always work like that. 🙁 This disease really mucks with your head even more than your body, I reckon, as @Blossom1961 said. 🙁
If you can, take the time to listen to the Charlotte Tottman Podcasts on her BC 'journey' ... she is a BC psychologist who had a double mastectomy (choosing to remain flat) in 2018 - so she totally 'gets it' ... and her podcasts are really helpful. She has a very easy to listen to & natural delivery .... click on this link & then click on 'view all tracks' .... You can start listening to No 13 - D Day (the first episode of the first series) or you can also pick & choose which ones you want to listen to, in any order .... (see the newspaper article on her at the bottom of the post for more info on her.)
https://soundcloud.com/search?q=charlotte tottman
Have you been assigned a Breast Care Nurse yet - they can also be very helpful with any queries/vents you may have, too? xx
Take care & all the best for today - hopefully once you have your 'game plan', you will feel more settled. xx. I remember the huge relief I felt after my surgery, just knowing 'the beast' was GORN! :wink:
Consider recording your team meetings on your phone, so you can go over it again later, at home. It can be difficult to remember everything that was said at the time - so having the recording as 'back up' is handy.
We have lots of other areas on the forum that you may also be interested in - art & craft, garden, pets .... it is all part of the healing process.
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/23477/a-big-welcome-to-all-our-new-members#latest
take care