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Newly Diagnosed: Removal vs Radiation
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I'm glad I could be of help. I was in the same mental state as you... pretty freaked out. 50's is too young to go through this (60's too). I had to be logical and let the facts determine what I needed to do. Then I sort of turned off the "what if" noise. Otherwise, I think you could drive yourself nuts. Make a decision based on the best information you can get. Do your research. Then don't look back.
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I am both a realist and a pragmatist and am immersing myself in as much education about all the possibilities as I can. The info provided by all of you has helped to alleviate some of my worry about maybe there being a better quality of life after this than I originally thought, but it's hard to turn off the what-if noise as I know everyone is aware. Needless to say I didn't sleep last night, even with pharmaceutical assistance. I've been reading these forums and, honesty, it's hard to find much bright side in all of this, it seems like most accounting of the experience and/or life after is absolute misery, but perhaps it is a vocal minority that I've been reading.