Feeling anxious need some positive stories
Hi All, I don’t know where to start with this one. Am 38 with 2 small boys. Was diagnosed last Feb opted for double mastectomy, then had 4 Ac then 12 taxol then 6 weeks of rads. My cancer was oestro...
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It's quite normal to feel very emotional after the whirlwind of surgery and chemo. It's only after you take the time to breathe and really think about ...what if?
I felt like this. My herceptin was stopped early due to heart issues. I was very fearful if it returned...well what treatment can I actually have? In the end I just chose to believe I was cancer free. It was the only way I could pick up the pieces of my life and start living again. Is that guaranteed? No. There are so many variations and we just don't know which women will have cancer return. No predictor can tell you that. What kept me going was my niece who was your age when she developed her2 bc. 10 positive nodes out if 20. She remains cancer free 15 years on. Her youngest just turned 18.
So acknowledge you are scared. Let the tears flow. Acknowledge your loss...grieve for your old safe life, your loss of your breasts, your loss of your ovaries. You have the right to feel sad. You will move forward. It just takes time. And every now and then those fears will reappear. This is all normal too. I saw a counsellor for a few sessions after treatment. It just helped me accept its ok and allowed me to move on.
I felt like this. My herceptin was stopped early due to heart issues. I was very fearful if it returned...well what treatment can I actually have? In the end I just chose to believe I was cancer free. It was the only way I could pick up the pieces of my life and start living again. Is that guaranteed? No. There are so many variations and we just don't know which women will have cancer return. No predictor can tell you that. What kept me going was my niece who was your age when she developed her2 bc. 10 positive nodes out if 20. She remains cancer free 15 years on. Her youngest just turned 18.
So acknowledge you are scared. Let the tears flow. Acknowledge your loss...grieve for your old safe life, your loss of your breasts, your loss of your ovaries. You have the right to feel sad. You will move forward. It just takes time. And every now and then those fears will reappear. This is all normal too. I saw a counsellor for a few sessions after treatment. It just helped me accept its ok and allowed me to move on.