Depression over Mets
Hi Everyone, I'm new here and thought I would share my story. I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2012. A lump was removed then 2 weeks later I went back in to get the lymph nodes re...
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Hi there @Marianne63 - welcome to the online network.
Not the most ideal circumstances to join this forum - none of us really want to be a part of this club but I have found in the 5 weeks since joining there is so much support for everyone.
How you are feeling - no matter what your are feeling - is all OK !
A bit like the song "Four seasons in one day" sometimes I feel a tumult of different emotions and feelings in one day too !
The fact that you said you were so strong and brave initially is testament to the fact that you seem to have been "holding it together" perhaps ? That is exactly what I was doing. After the initial shock you just want to "get on with it". You fight to get through treatment and at the end of treatment it is a bizarre feeling of emptiness (as strange as it all seems).
My moment came about 9 months after diagnosis, treatment, and after we came back from a long awaited family holiday to Uluru. I felt like this was my carrot - I got to it and so "now what" ?
I am so sorry about your beloved cat - obviously you shared a special bond and that you got a lot of comfort from that,
I know that my dog has given me the same - she was on some sort of "hunger strike" when I was in hospital and knew that there was something wrong as I was not around for a few weeks. I think getting another cat is a great idea.
Glad that Jess from BCNA has given you some handy hints and contacts, especially for over the phone support.
I also asked my radiation oncologist to recommend somebody through the Cancer Centre as they work in conjunction with cancer patients and are acutely aware of our unique situation.
My best wishes to you Marianne xxx
Not the most ideal circumstances to join this forum - none of us really want to be a part of this club but I have found in the 5 weeks since joining there is so much support for everyone.
How you are feeling - no matter what your are feeling - is all OK !
A bit like the song "Four seasons in one day" sometimes I feel a tumult of different emotions and feelings in one day too !
The fact that you said you were so strong and brave initially is testament to the fact that you seem to have been "holding it together" perhaps ? That is exactly what I was doing. After the initial shock you just want to "get on with it". You fight to get through treatment and at the end of treatment it is a bizarre feeling of emptiness (as strange as it all seems).
My moment came about 9 months after diagnosis, treatment, and after we came back from a long awaited family holiday to Uluru. I felt like this was my carrot - I got to it and so "now what" ?
I am so sorry about your beloved cat - obviously you shared a special bond and that you got a lot of comfort from that,
I know that my dog has given me the same - she was on some sort of "hunger strike" when I was in hospital and knew that there was something wrong as I was not around for a few weeks. I think getting another cat is a great idea.
Glad that Jess from BCNA has given you some handy hints and contacts, especially for over the phone support.
I also asked my radiation oncologist to recommend somebody through the Cancer Centre as they work in conjunction with cancer patients and are acutely aware of our unique situation.
My best wishes to you Marianne xxx