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@quirky9
You are stronger than you think you are!
Don't try to eat the whole elephant at once; one bite at a time. You'll very likely get real sick of the taste of elephant but tell yourself everyday, "today will be better than yesterday" and generally at the end of each day, youll be able to say "today WAS BETTER than yesterday. I feel your fear. It will be 2 yrs this October since they took the malignancies out of me, but everyday now, I eat for my labs, go 6 mi/30 min everyday on my stationery bike, do isometric/isotonic arm crunches. Im sorry grateful; Im not gonna mess thus up. In April they informed me the small cyst on my other kidney is now "suspicious for neoplasm" and that they very likely will be doing a biopsy when I return in October.
I understand the frequent crying. Its so frustrating, so scary. I try to 'give it to God', but I end up yanking it right back. Sometimes I squirrel away from everyone and play that song "Be Not Afraid" and cry. I try to stay busy, though, and that helps. Sending bundles of love and prayers to you! We can do this!!

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@gangcarotid1 Thank you for your intuitive reply. I am overwhelmed and trying to "fix" everything right now. I am jobless as of 6/26. This is scary. Working to get SSDI due to my stage 3. Still it won't be enough to live on. I am 11 days post nephrectomy and feeling pretty good other than the anxiety and depression after Tuesday's pathology report. I had hoped it would be stage 2. Now I have to get adjuvant. Which is ok, but worried about side effects and my chronic kidney disease. I wish I could live on SSDI, but it's not enough. That means I need a part time job when im feeling better. I wish I could focus on my diet CKD, exercise, and cancer treatments and not work.