Fear of recurrence
after being diagnosed early January 2020 with stage 2 TNBC First went through chemotherapy then lumpectomy and finished in September with Radiation all my results came back with great result...
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Hi @2MC, Firstly,it’s absolutely normal to feel anxious about recurrence after what we’ve been through.It took me about 2yrs to relax abit about every ache and get some confidence back in my health.You see your body let you down and you don’t quite trust it yet.Radiation can leave your breast sore and hard for ages. Your type of bc responds very well to chemo and it sounds like it did for you.
These are facts you need to remind yourself of and then try and do things that help you relax- a walk,a spa, being creative?You’ll have your’go to’
I DID have a local recurrence in the same breast 7 yrs later so I had to have a mastectomy and chemo.That was 10yrs ago and I’m totally fine because it was caught early again. And I’m not telling you this to worry you but rather to let you know that we are kept under good surveillance by our doctors and they will act quickly if need be. If you are happy and confident with your specialist,then be guided by him/her. BCNA have a fact sheet about Fear of Recurrence that you could download or ring them to post it out to you.Big hug xx
These are facts you need to remind yourself of and then try and do things that help you relax- a walk,a spa, being creative?You’ll have your’go to’
I DID have a local recurrence in the same breast 7 yrs later so I had to have a mastectomy and chemo.That was 10yrs ago and I’m totally fine because it was caught early again. And I’m not telling you this to worry you but rather to let you know that we are kept under good surveillance by our doctors and they will act quickly if need be. If you are happy and confident with your specialist,then be guided by him/her. BCNA have a fact sheet about Fear of Recurrence that you could download or ring them to post it out to you.Big hug xx