Only joined this site today...
Posted on behalf of @Eggbert
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You, and your story, are received with open arms. We all have different stories but many are depressingly similar in certain aspects.
One of the things that has struck me @Eggbert is your description of your surgery in the 80s. People look incredulous when I say that my sister went in for a biopsy on a cyst and came out of surgery with a mastectomy. The only person who hasn't looked disbelieving is my surgeon who assured me that things aren't like the bad old days. She was 32 with 2 little boys at the time.
You've been left to shoulder a burden of trauma for so many years. Have you tried to connect with a psychologist? We're not supposed to recommend particular businesses on this site but if you include your general area on your profile, someone may know of a good psych with experience in cancer and PTSD to suggest by PM. And if you don't connect with the first one, then try a second. If finances are a bit tough, you may not realise that you can access a number of treatments by getting a plan (can't remember what it's called) from your GP.
@arpie has made some good suggestions about other avenues and, of course, we are here as well.
Take care - the first step can be the hardest.
One of the things that has struck me @Eggbert is your description of your surgery in the 80s. People look incredulous when I say that my sister went in for a biopsy on a cyst and came out of surgery with a mastectomy. The only person who hasn't looked disbelieving is my surgeon who assured me that things aren't like the bad old days. She was 32 with 2 little boys at the time.
You've been left to shoulder a burden of trauma for so many years. Have you tried to connect with a psychologist? We're not supposed to recommend particular businesses on this site but if you include your general area on your profile, someone may know of a good psych with experience in cancer and PTSD to suggest by PM. And if you don't connect with the first one, then try a second. If finances are a bit tough, you may not realise that you can access a number of treatments by getting a plan (can't remember what it's called) from your GP.
@arpie has made some good suggestions about other avenues and, of course, we are here as well.
Take care - the first step can be the hardest.