Recurrance of endometrial cancer to lung

MD Anderson is part of network but it’s in Houston, TX which would require an out of state trip. I am still 5-6 years away from retirement & need for health benefits, no choice but return to work hence will not have the time & flexibility to accommodate one week visit at MD Anderson.
Also, during my appt yesterday, option to continue on or stop the treatment was put on the table along with strong recommendation that I need help for anxiety control.

@fighter2025 I understand. That's unfortunate that you cannot make that out-of-state trip at this point in time. Do you think you will pursue that second opinion locally so you can decide whether to continue with the current treatment or move to another option?

I think it's a reasonable assumption that most anyone diagnosed with cancer is going to be anxious even if they have not experienced anxiety in the past. Your history as you've described it with this recurrence is a huge adjustment and change in your present life. No one prepares for this.

I'm tagging @denisestlouie who has shared how she handled the anxiety she felt during her treatment.

After my recurrence I joined group therapy for 10 sessions that was specifically designed for cancer survivors and/or people currently in treatment for cancer. The group was cognitive-behavioral and so I learned coping skills and how to manage my thoughts when they brought me to the worst scenario - catastrophic thinking. I would have liked more time to talk with the others within the group about our individual experiences but the group was not designed in that way.

Do you already see a mental health therapist? Are there cancer support groups in your local area?

Mayo Clinic has an online Gynecological Cancers support group that meets monthly and is facilitlated by a Mayo Clinic oncological social worker. The next meeting is March 10 and if you'd like to attend you are directed to register ahead of time.

GYN Cancer Support Group Meeting:

-- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/event/gyn-cancer-support-group-women-of-s-teal-jax-1-5b867991/

Hello, really appreciate you taking the time sharing your treatment journey with us. Sound like you have an amazing oncologist. This is super awesome.

When you say, no food containing estrogen … you mean plant food like flax, soy, etc that we know have phyto estrogen?
I was also told to stop medicinal mushrooms consumption during chemo & restriction continues while on Keytruda too.

I have been strictly on no-oil vegan diet but recently started including eggs & fish for the sake of protein. Not sure good idea or bad.

For exercise, I just walk whenever I can, especially as weather permits.

I have also run into the sleep issues. Massaging bottom of my feet with little bit oil, including area in-between toes.
I wear thin socks to prevent oil stains to sheets & take them off if feeling hot. This has tremendously improved the sleep situation. Hope it works for you as well.

Hello, really appreciate you taking the time sharing your treatment journey with us. Sound like you have an amazing oncologist. This is super awesome.

When you say, no food containing estrogen … you mean plant food like flax, soy, etc that we know have phyto estrogen?
I was also told to stop medicinal mushrooms consumption during chemo & restriction continues while on Keytruda too.

I have been strictly on no-oil vegan diet but recently started including eggs & fish for the sake of protein. Not sure good idea or bad.

For exercise, I just walk whenever I can, especially as weather permits.

I have also run into the sleep issues. Massaging bottom of my feet with little bit oil, including area in-between toes.
I wear thin socks to prevent oil stains to sheets & take them off if feeling hot. This has tremendously improved the sleep situation. Hope it works for you as well.

We're you on a restrictive diet like that before your diagnosis? Some people can eat like that, but others don't do so well.

I have a friend who has tried to be vegetarian, but can barely last a week before he starts feeling awful. He then tried just eliminating red meat, while still eating fish and chicken. That lasted about a year, after which he said he felt weak, was always cold, and had brain fog. He then ate a hamburger and claimed he almost immediately felt the brain fog lift. He concluded that there was a nutrient in red meat that he needs (not iron; he was taking supplement).