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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Breast Cancer / January 2004a big moan !
HI everyone, have not posted recently because I have been trying to get on with it all,thought read all posting regulary-wonderful! I am posting now because I feel I need to share my anxieties with you lot because you will know how I;m feeling ! my history:mastectomy nov 2002,chemo 7 months till last June 2003. On my second three month check,22 dec2003, the onc said that because my blood work had been 'abnormal' twice during chemo(last blood worktaken was in May that year) I must have a bone and CAT scan,which I had yesterday. I understand that this is all good stuff,to keep a check on me,but my anxiety about all this has hit the roof.I couldn't stop shaking all day yesterday,I am also having so much pain in my chest and back,whether this is due to shere stress or something else I don't know and will not know until the 26th of this month when we shall all have a big chin wag about the results. I have just needed to tell you all how worked up I am about all this,come the crunch date, I will hope to announce that all is well. I know I sound such a whimp,but i;m not no this planet at the moment.! kathleen Hi Kathleen, It's really difficult to get on with it all, isn't it? Thank god for support groups like this! Your history is similar to mine, although I had a partial mastectomy Nov. 2002 with a complete mastectomy in January 2002, followed by chemo which ended June 30, 2003. On the 14th of this month I have my check up with my onc, and I'm worrying about it. Did your chest and back pain begin after your onc said the blood work was abnormal? If so, it's almost certainly due to stress. That happened to me a lot last year to the point where I was convinced I was having heart attacks. But I wasn't, it was stress. What if you call your onc's secretary and see if you can get an appointment a bit sooner? You never know, they might fit you in. I know that it does not good for me or anyone else to say "don't worry" because you will anyway. We all do, even if we don't admit it to others. I wish you the very best of luck with your test results, and sincerely hope everything is clear. Please let us know? And maybe someone else here can give you better, more comforting advice. By the way, you are NOT a wimp! You're a survivor. Marianne > HI everyone, > have not posted recently because I have been trying to get on with it [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > I know I sound such a whimp,but i;m not no this planet at the moment.! > kathleen Marianne wrote: << By the way, you are NOT a wimp! You're a survivor. >> Kathleen, I agree, and the realization that cancer-related concerns just don't evaporate when treatment is done is sobering or would that be humbling. Either way, it is not the most pleasurable of acknowledgments we face and not at all comforting. It does result in anxiety and that can directly impact our coping skills and behaviors, too. What you feel is very 'normal.' Many of us have been there and still are there which may be one of the reasons why we are here. kathleen wrote: >I know I sound such a whimp Nope, you don't. I bet every one of us jumps to all the worst conclusions for each little (or big) pain we have. That's one of the fallouts from being diagnosed with a potentially fatal disease. That's the great thing about this newsgroup. You can come here and let it all out without fear of being ridiculed or being thought silly. I'm praying that all comes out clean in your test. The 26th sure seems like a loooong time to wait for results! Take care. ...lisa Kathleen wrote: << understand that this is all good stuff,to keep a check on me,but my anxiety about all this has hit the roof.I couldn't stop shaking all day yesterday >> Hi Kathleen, so sorry you are having to deal with all this now. No fun! After going through all that you have and hearing that is like adding insult to injury. Hopefully, nothing is going on of concern. I know that chemo can result in other physiological changes. Many report gall bladder problems which can start possibly as a result of chemo (going into 'chemopause') or perhaps even from the chemo drugs themself. You wrote that you had a mastectomy last June, folloewd by chemo. What chemo drugs were you on? Did you have radiation? What type of breast cancer were you dx'd with? Where is the pain in your chest and back? Hope you don't mind the questions but perhaps someone may have some information in relation to such that will be reassuring. Take care and {{{Hugs}}} thankyou all, I am grateful to you ladies for letting me know that I am not alone,it can be frightning at times,many at this group have had to face a lot worse,I know that ! I was feeling very fragile and fearful,though much better now as I'm back to work and life is in a routine again ! though Kaye is right,its all sobering stuff this ! Marianne,I am hedging my bets too, that these pains are chemo related or physiological,well, they had better be! I am oestrogen receptor neg,stage 3,poorly differenciated,chemo was ECMF.after this,I've buried my head in the sand somewhat, that's how I cope,though I would never ignore a lump or swelling. The nurse did say,while I was having a bone scan that if anything worrying showed up,they would let me know. This whole episode has been a trauma,being told I needed a few scans was so unexpected and sudden,on my 3 month check, I bounced into the oncology office like Tigger,(cos I felt so well) yet crawled out in shock. thankyou for letting me repeat myself,this is a great group,as Lisa has said and I do feel supported reading everyone's postings. I will let you know how things turn out. Val-have not forgotten you ! kathleen > Kathleen wrote: << understand that this is all good stuff,to keep a check on > me,but my [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > the questions but perhaps someone may have some information in relation to such > that will be reassuring. Take care and {{{Hugs}}} I know you haven't , have written to you love Val > thankyou all, > I am grateful to you ladies for letting me know that I am not alone,it can [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > such > > that will be reassuring. Take care and {{{Hugs}}} |
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