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kmakm
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5 years ago

I've Had A Week

In the last seven days:

- I had a Covid19 test - negative

- I finally got the guts up to raise body image and sex with a doctor during a telehealth consult with a doctor at a menopause after cancer clinic. Not a single doctor has ever raised this subect with me.

- I had a check up with my breast surgeon. Back again in six months instead of 12 because the right foob is lumpy.

- My son came to me in a panic about finding a lump on his testicles, I took him to the doctor, and then back again for the ultrasound results. A cyst, thankfully not a tumour. When I was telling him to calm down he said "I know Mum but it's US".

- My youngest got her first period.

And all this during Stage 4 Lockdown.

I am exhausted. I feel like I'm always on high alert. Stop the world, I want to get off...

K xox
  • wow! @kmakm I hope you have told yourself what an amazing woman you are to have got through this week!! Huge love admiration and strength sent your way xoxo 
  • It gets too hard.  Thoughts going out to you @kmakm (and others). The anguish for your son but so brave of him to face it.  I've had do many thoughts about running away but I don't think I can escape me.  

  • Golly Gosh - what a week @kmakm !  I hope your menopause clinic doctor was able to give you some useful information/tips.  Neither topic has been raised with me since I was diagnosed, either.

    Great that your test was negative.  Better to be safe than sorry.  Good to see the numbers are falling - I hope it continues.

    Did you have MG & US on the right foob this time as well? I hope it was all clear. Regular monitoring will give you peace of mind. Try not to worry too much about it. xx I've had lumpy foobs all my life .... 

    Great news your boy is OK.

    Sorry to hear your daughter has scoliosis, @ddon - my niece also - it was worse in her teens and seems to have settled down now.  She has married & has 4 kids!

    take care xx

  • kmakm, that is exhausting. I donā€™t know about you, but after going through all my cancer stuff alongside me my kids are on high alert always. My teenage girls with lumpy breasts, my son with tummy pains and me fretting over them. Just had my 15 yr old in having xrays on her back and her spine is totally curved with scoliosis ( huge deterioration in the last year) and off to see a specialist next week. She frets about every nagging pain and worries she has cancer. I feel so sad for them that they canā€™t just be kids without worrying all the time. 

  • You can go to the supermarket??? Given only one person at a time can shop in Melbourne  and I donā€™t drive, thatā€™s out too for the duration! No 2 grandson had his 2nd COVID test yesterday (three year olds get sniffles and coughs!) and is already identified at the GPs as the ā€˜kid who
    likes testsā€™ - giggled his way through again! Sorry, youā€™re exhausted @kmakm, much worse than just being a bit bored, under stimulated and over it all. But nevertheless VERY cautious about opening up too fast - Iā€™ve had 2 stage 3 weeks in 5 months as one type of lockdown ran into another and donā€™t want any more! Grandson is clear of course! Canā€™t see him in the flesh of course, but Castlemaine has 0 active cases, so Iā€™m thankful for small mercies - one time colleague died of the virus last week. 
  • wow, just a regular week! Sounds like the whole family needs some chill out time, and you canā€™t get away! Hope you can do something relaxing and fun this weekend. Take care of yourself there.
  • What a week! What a year!  What a couple or so years you've had.
    You must be proud of your son as he could've easily ignored it.

    Stage 4 lockdown certainly keeps you insular. 

    Pleased to read your COVID was negative. 

    Hope you are able to manage emotional well-being as I think we all have days where the pandemic news locally and beyond can be overwhelming before adding the everyday.

    Who'd thought a trip to the supermarket is now a highlight!

    Take care and stay safe 
    Sending a virtual hug
  • I think a nice pampering might be due. Some much needed YOU time. I hope things settle for you šŸ‘ŒšŸ» Xxx