My brain is mush.
Hi ladies. My name is tracey im 56 . Sad angry and petrified. Was diagnosed 6th feb. The big C word hit me like a tonne v bricks. However, being the tough bird that i am i made sure that i kept my sti...
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Hi Me2, I was diagnosed mid January and that period of time waiting to see the surgeon then after surgery waiting for pathology results were the worst. Once that was all done and I knew what I was in for, chemo followed by radiation then hormone blockers, I started to feel better as now even though the chemo really knocks me around there is a plan in place and I'm doing something not just waiting and worrying.
I took a friend to my appointments with the surgeon and oncologists which I would recommend as there is so much to take in and it can be quite over-whelming.
My anaesthetist gave me some advice which I thought was great. He said, "people will tell you to be positive, but you don't have to be all the time, if you want to cry, cry, if you want to swear or yell, or feel sorry for yourself do so as that is all part of the process and you need to let those emotions out rather than try to contain them as it won't do you or those you care about any good". As someone who has previously suffered from depression I thought this was great advice as putting on a brave face all the time and pretending you are okay when you are not can cause a lot of damage.
Lean on family and friends that love you, use this forum and your health care team for support and take care of you.
All of my family live far away, all but one son live overseas, and having moved to country NSW only 18 months ago most of my friends do as well and yet I feel that having BC is making the bond between us all stronger.
Take care.
I took a friend to my appointments with the surgeon and oncologists which I would recommend as there is so much to take in and it can be quite over-whelming.
My anaesthetist gave me some advice which I thought was great. He said, "people will tell you to be positive, but you don't have to be all the time, if you want to cry, cry, if you want to swear or yell, or feel sorry for yourself do so as that is all part of the process and you need to let those emotions out rather than try to contain them as it won't do you or those you care about any good". As someone who has previously suffered from depression I thought this was great advice as putting on a brave face all the time and pretending you are okay when you are not can cause a lot of damage.
Lean on family and friends that love you, use this forum and your health care team for support and take care of you.
All of my family live far away, all but one son live overseas, and having moved to country NSW only 18 months ago most of my friends do as well and yet I feel that having BC is making the bond between us all stronger.
Take care.