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Breast Cancer Survivor - then why don't I feel like it
I've just passed my 5 year cancer journey so why don't I feel like jumping for joy. I've been discharged by my oncologist and surgeon but now my anxiety has jumped up a notch even though I am on meds...
@CatNev
i actually found things easier after five years - my pre-test jitters calmed considerably. But I continued to see my oncologist and surgeon annually - spaced so that I saw one of them every six months. I still do (nine years on). That’s partly because I get my annual mammogram at my surgeon’s centre, results while I wait and he sees them - and me - too!
Being discharged should be a good feeling, but for many it feels like a safety net has been removed. Most of us put ourselves completely in the hands of our medical team, so that sense of reliance is very normal. It may help to set up a check on your own request (mine costs me but I consider it money very well spent). Best wishes.
i actually found things easier after five years - my pre-test jitters calmed considerably. But I continued to see my oncologist and surgeon annually - spaced so that I saw one of them every six months. I still do (nine years on). That’s partly because I get my annual mammogram at my surgeon’s centre, results while I wait and he sees them - and me - too!
Being discharged should be a good feeling, but for many it feels like a safety net has been removed. Most of us put ourselves completely in the hands of our medical team, so that sense of reliance is very normal. It may help to set up a check on your own request (mine costs me but I consider it money very well spent). Best wishes.