A new day .. Aug 11 2020
Hi all even my discussion title makes me breath deeply. I’m 42 and was diagnosed on Aug 11th. I’m half way through my radiotherapy and just found out I’ll be undergoing chemo too. I got my head somewh...
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Hi @NelSky,
just hang in there :) . Yes, being diagnosed, then the flurry of active treatment really messes with your head and sleep seems a distant memory. Also, seeing so many different doctors for different aspects of treatment... I wondered who was in charge? Who's coordinating all of this? Until I realised I am! Make sure you keep all of your notes, questions, test results etc. in a folder and take it with you to all of your appointments. Make sure you understand your own pathology. Take someone with you or record your appointments with your phone. Great that you are already in touch with the BC nurses and psych. Others may not agree, but for me, learning as much as I can about this crappy disease helps stop my imagination from running riot, and eases my anxiety and fear. I have a beautiful son too. I feel for you and him.
This might help. I posted this as a new discussion. The Breast Cancer Trials Q&A event - Breast Cancer 2020: The Medicine, The Myths and The Mind.
just hang in there :) . Yes, being diagnosed, then the flurry of active treatment really messes with your head and sleep seems a distant memory. Also, seeing so many different doctors for different aspects of treatment... I wondered who was in charge? Who's coordinating all of this? Until I realised I am! Make sure you keep all of your notes, questions, test results etc. in a folder and take it with you to all of your appointments. Make sure you understand your own pathology. Take someone with you or record your appointments with your phone. Great that you are already in touch with the BC nurses and psych. Others may not agree, but for me, learning as much as I can about this crappy disease helps stop my imagination from running riot, and eases my anxiety and fear. I have a beautiful son too. I feel for you and him.
This might help. I posted this as a new discussion. The Breast Cancer Trials Q&A event - Breast Cancer 2020: The Medicine, The Myths and The Mind.