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Visited by cancer - your experiences, good and bad?
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I was a mess mentally when diagnosed with cancer. I immediately started researching "Medical Assistance in Dying" before even knowing anything about treatments or what they entailed. Then I asked for help and boy did I get it! Strangers online, strangers (now friends) in my support group, family and friends from my "real life" etc. I had no idea so many people cared about me. It was humbling. I'm three months out from ending treatment and so far so good, but it's still too early to tell what will happen. The anxiety is worse than the physical symptoms. I even started having "cancer dreams" when I thought dreams were the one place I could escape it. But, I plod along and feel real love from so many people that was probably there all along but I just didn't see it.
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The worst side effect of chemotherapy for my was the emotional instability. I think it was the result of both the diagnosis of cancer and the harshness of the therapy that really put my emotions on a rollercoaster.
I'm 6 weeks past chemotherapy and I've started a maintenance therapy. The number of labs and exams is overwhelming.
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@scottbeammeup I so get where you’re coming from. The anxiety and uncertainty is so hard to deal with when it pushes into your consciousness, including your dreams. Yes I get that too and it is hard to deal with. I am on anxiety medication and that helps me. Talking in cancer groups is also great therapy. I do have a referral on hand to a cancer specialist therapist but I haven’t needed it yet. It helps that I’m still closely surveillance screened. It’s just recently changed from quarterly to 6 monthly.
You’re so right how cancer has brought so many wonderful people into our lives and also shown how much many already in our lives care. That’s perhaps the greatest positive I’ve felt too. So grateful to them all.
Wishing you the very best 🙏🌺