Very worried waiting for Sentinel node Biopsy
Hi all, I had my surgery (lumpectomy) in August 2. One sentinel node was removed and also 2cm tumour - I was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma in July. I have been experiencing never ending an...
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Hey @AA.
I'm nobody's angel when it comes to either pain relief or sedation when needed. Some stuff is just too hard to bear. There is a big difference between habitual use and treating an acute condition for a short period of time. I'll take a sedative on days that I know I'm going to be doing a lot of waiting, will be shuffled around hospitals, jabbed, starved and shoved into machines. I generally try to keep a clear head if I'm having appointments with specialists.
The qualifier is your own confidence in your capacity to just take them when you need them. It's a shame sometimes that you have to stress about this stuff on top of everything else.
Good luck. Marg xxx
I'm nobody's angel when it comes to either pain relief or sedation when needed. Some stuff is just too hard to bear. There is a big difference between habitual use and treating an acute condition for a short period of time. I'll take a sedative on days that I know I'm going to be doing a lot of waiting, will be shuffled around hospitals, jabbed, starved and shoved into machines. I generally try to keep a clear head if I'm having appointments with specialists.
The qualifier is your own confidence in your capacity to just take them when you need them. It's a shame sometimes that you have to stress about this stuff on top of everything else.
Good luck. Marg xxx