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Overwhelmed
Hi all
I am a 40 year old Mum of 3 (3,7,8). 5 weeks ago I found a lump in my left breast. Saw GP the next day and was referred for tests. In the last 5 weeks I have had:
mammogram
ultrasound
biopsy
CAT scan
bone scan
MRI
pelvic ultradound
internal ultrasound
skin sparing mastectomy
Axillary clearance
reconstruction
Port Insertion
Round 1 of chemo (EC)
However, hardest to get my head around is what is still to come:
hair loss
3 more rounds of EC
12 rounds of Taxol
Hormone suppression
Early Menopause
Radiotherapy
Removal of ovaries
Not to mention non medical related issues (stopping work, finances etc)
We are so lucky to have amazing support, but how do you find the strength to deal with all that is still to come?
Feeling very overwhelmed and drowning.
I am a 40 year old Mum of 3 (3,7,8). 5 weeks ago I found a lump in my left breast. Saw GP the next day and was referred for tests. In the last 5 weeks I have had:
mammogram
ultrasound
biopsy
CAT scan
bone scan
MRI
pelvic ultradound
internal ultrasound
skin sparing mastectomy
Axillary clearance
reconstruction
Port Insertion
Round 1 of chemo (EC)
However, hardest to get my head around is what is still to come:
hair loss
3 more rounds of EC
12 rounds of Taxol
Hormone suppression
Early Menopause
Radiotherapy
Removal of ovaries
Not to mention non medical related issues (stopping work, finances etc)
We are so lucky to have amazing support, but how do you find the strength to deal with all that is still to come?
Feeling very overwhelmed and drowning.
26 Replies
- My post should read. ..we often take for granted....not one toom...really? I can't figure out how those typos happen.
- one step at a time. it will get better, even if it doesn't feel like it
- Welcome.
Wow a full on few weeks.
I found just tackling each thing as it come up rather than thinking ahead too much helped me. We are only guessing what ifs if thinking too far ahead.
Take time now to focus on each day and enjoying your life. Something we one toom for granted. I enjoy birthdays and family celebrations so much more since diagnosis than I ever did. And I just stopped doing what I loathed. I was unwell during chemo so day by day is what got me through. Kath X - @kmakm it was 3am too! And yes by 8 I had rebuilt. Thanks I like it.
@Milly21 spot on. Thanks for the reminder. - I like it @Milly21. It's close to the Serenity Prayer, which I think are words to live by (though I'm not religious).
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference. - I used this affirmation sometimes when things got to much for me especially at end of the day. “ I give myself permission to have a break from worrying about things I can’t control “ easier said than done I know.
- Hey Christy, if you're awake in the middle of the night (and we ALL get the whale of doom midnight moments!), head over to a thread called Night Howls. You might find some company! K xox
- Thanks everyone for your kind words. Re-reading now it seems a bit dramatic but that’s where your mind heads when you are awake from 3am! 😳
@Sister you made me laugh with the Bolognese reference! Thanks. - @kmakm I am just following in the footsteps of some wonderful women warrior sisters. Thanking you and my other sisters here for your support
- You are a star @Blossom1961! <3
