Oncologist Response to Fear of Recurrence
I went to my checkup with my oncologist on Thursday and I thought it worth sharing. I like my onc and trust him to be doing the best for me but I know that to a large extent, that's on faith and reco...
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Well said ladies.
My radonc ( a very open minded and straight down the line lovely Californian lady) said similar words. She was the one as I was discussing the aftermath of treatment and hormone therapy with mostly as she was a bit more empathetic to my concerns than the oncologist and I really connected with her.
I was leaving her office contemplating whether or not to continue with the HT, she gave me a wink and said, "Whatever your choice, have a break from it and see how you feel but don't forget, life is for living man. Whether it's 5 or 30 years don't waste too many days overthinking, we could all get hit by a bus tomorrow." Made me laugh.
The futher you get away from diagnosis and treatment the stronger you tend to feel and the easier it is to put those recurrence thoughts to the place in your head where they should be. They are there, especially leading up to scans etc, but they aren't constant anymore.
The forum is a godsend. You are right @Romla, connecting with people that have been there and done it is invaluable. No body understands unless they've done it especially about after treatment. I just thought I would finish treatment, recover from rads and that would be it, life as per normal would resume. I never even thought that it would be harder than the treatment itself.
xoxox
My radonc ( a very open minded and straight down the line lovely Californian lady) said similar words. She was the one as I was discussing the aftermath of treatment and hormone therapy with mostly as she was a bit more empathetic to my concerns than the oncologist and I really connected with her.
I was leaving her office contemplating whether or not to continue with the HT, she gave me a wink and said, "Whatever your choice, have a break from it and see how you feel but don't forget, life is for living man. Whether it's 5 or 30 years don't waste too many days overthinking, we could all get hit by a bus tomorrow." Made me laugh.
The futher you get away from diagnosis and treatment the stronger you tend to feel and the easier it is to put those recurrence thoughts to the place in your head where they should be. They are there, especially leading up to scans etc, but they aren't constant anymore.
The forum is a godsend. You are right @Romla, connecting with people that have been there and done it is invaluable. No body understands unless they've done it especially about after treatment. I just thought I would finish treatment, recover from rads and that would be it, life as per normal would resume. I never even thought that it would be harder than the treatment itself.
xoxox