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Survivorship: How is it going?

Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Jun 25 12:57pm | Replies (22)

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@valentinaz Hello! I'm so happy to see you back here. This is a wonderful start to a very important discussion.

It's taken me awhile - 5 years - to put that cancer recurrence in my rear view mirror. I don't think about every day and you are so correct. No one wants to hear or talk about this with me. My brother was diagnosed with prostate cancer the year after I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer - we can share with one another. I've met a few people whose diagnosis was around the same time as mine and like me they still return for cancer surveillance appointments. Each time they return - 3 month intervals, 6 months intervals or maybe 1 year, they worry. I'm in this group especially if it's time for CT imaging. I had a mammogram a few days ago and anxiously awaited those results. Negative which was a relief but the possibility of a new cancer such as breast cancer does cause me worry.

Most days I live my life. I continue to practice the lifestyle changes I made after my cancer diagnosis including nutrition. I do have my days when I fall off that nutrition wagon but I quickly get back on the wagon the following day. I keep up with exercise, especially walking and weightlifting twice weekly. I'm also getting better at saying "no".

It's healing for me to write all of this. Thank you again for starting this discussion.

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@naturegirl5 Happy to see you again, too, Nature Girl 🙂 I'm not sure I knew how similar our stories were: endometrial cancer; my brother was also diagnosed with prostate cancer (though about three years after my diagnosis) and oof, the worry/anxiety that we get when those anniversaries/appointments approach is no joke, is it? It's just my opinion, but I consider the most important lifestyle change we can make is 'saying no.' Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment and I'm so glad it was helpful/healing to write it; I think there's some magic in writing and sharing it with others. See you here again soon! 🥰