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Facing Cancer Recurrence, PTSD & Acknowledging Mental Health
Cancer: Managing Symptoms | Last Active: May 28, 2022 | Replies (434)Comment receiving replies
@julie1976, wow. Not sure how else to respond. I simply cannot imagine dealing with what you are managing so incredibly well. To think that radiation to treat childhood NHL can cause so many very serious multiple cancers and other conditions. But yours is not an isolated case. I will look for others who had mantle field radiation for non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Luckily this type of radiation treatment is rarely, if ever, used today.
I applaud your ability to remain a positive person and to be such a strong self-advocate. You know your body. We have a group of artists here on Connect who share about art and healing. I think you might like to also join this discussion:
> Just Want to Talk group > Art for Healing > https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/art-for-healing/
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@colleenyoung thank you so much! I doubt it matters but mine was hodgkins not non-hodgkins. I think mantle radiation in that time frame had the same affect on everyone. When I read this "How do we cope? How do we react? What do we do?
How have you all reacted to another cancer? Or the possibility of another one? Has your “already compromised” mental health been able to deal with it? How? Or not?" I just had to respond. It is scary...holding your breath at every test result...letting your mind wander into the "what if" area. Quite honestly I know that it will happen. If this much has happened already I don't see how it will be over for the rest of my life. Remember the show Doctor? I am that patient! lol But I am happy 🙂 Happy I'm here. Any one of those things could have killed me.
Now I am in recovery and my art has helped me. I'll check that out .Thank you for the link