When plans change because of health issues. How do you cope?

The change in my plans were not travel.related, but are medical in nature. Was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 weeks ago and had planned to get surgery and subsequent treatment behind me very quickly. The good news is that I should be ok.following all that, but I am now unable to proceed with any of it for the foreseeable future. There is now a moratorium on all non-emergency surgery which I must first have to begin radiation and hormone suppressant.therapy. Trying really hard to find any blessing in the delay, but it is getting harder to stay positive given.the difficulty in even having consults with drs I will need on my care team.

@tallyteresa Welcome to Mayo Connect. We are a diverse group of patients/family members/caregivers, who share our strength and experiences with others along their journeys.
Wow, this latest twist on your path must really be hard on you, emotionally and physically. What have your medical team members and the social worker told you the timeline might be? Are they comfortable waiting for the length of time this might take? Is there an interim procedure that can be done?

Do you have a good support system around you with family and friends who care about you?How are you spending your days, right now?

Perhaps this brief delay will help you get more prepared for radiation and hormone suppressant therapy that follows the surgery.
Here is a link to the breast cancer group here on Mayo Connect. I hope you will be able to find some good information there, also.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/breast-cancer/
If you are comfortable, I hope you will return and tell us more. We care here.
Ginger

Thank you for responding and for providing info on the breast group. The biopsy and breast MRI seem to indicate that my cancer is small and non-invasive. Not the slowest growing, but also not the fastest, so in the best of all worlds, I will be fine. Unfortunately, I require neck surgery, too, which is also postponed due to the virus and has now been given 2nd priority after we deal with the breast issue. So I'm in a little discomfort which I'm hoping PT will help if they actually continue providing it and if I deign it wise to go if they do and risk exposure since Im considered high risk. The breast oncologist I had my heart set on caring for me is not accepting new patients due to the outbreak, I learned today. So I've reached out to my cancer specialist at Mayo who monitors a precursor condition for myeloma I have to see how y'all are handling surgeries and the newly diagnosed there now, but don't expect to hear back for a few days given the current load of calls and emails. I am ordinarily a crazy busy person out in the world, but will find pleasure in being home soon. Not feeling great and doing what I can to feel better right now. Monitoring my temp and symptoms to see if I should get tested and will not delay if this looks like it could be "it". Definitely in isolation to protect others just in case.

Thank you for responding and for providing info on the breast group. The biopsy and breast MRI seem to indicate that my cancer is small and non-invasive. Not the slowest growing, but also not the fastest, so in the best of all worlds, I will be fine. Unfortunately, I require neck surgery, too, which is also postponed due to the virus and has now been given 2nd priority after we deal with the breast issue. So I'm in a little discomfort which I'm hoping PT will help if they actually continue providing it and if I deign it wise to go if they do and risk exposure since Im considered high risk. The breast oncologist I had my heart set on caring for me is not accepting new patients due to the outbreak, I learned today. So I've reached out to my cancer specialist at Mayo who monitors a precursor condition for myeloma I have to see how y'all are handling surgeries and the newly diagnosed there now, but don't expect to hear back for a few days given the current load of calls and emails. I am ordinarily a crazy busy person out in the world, but will find pleasure in being home soon. Not feeling great and doing what I can to feel better right now. Monitoring my temp and symptoms to see if I should get tested and will not delay if this looks like it could be "it". Definitely in isolation to protect others just in case.

@tallyteresa
Hello
My heart goes out to you and all of you who have underlining medical conditions and postponed procedures. This is adding so much added stress but you sound like you have good coping mechanisms and a positive attitude. Those of us in good health should be thankful and grateful for what we have.

Stay healthy and safe everyone.

FL Mary

@tallyteresa Good to hear that you are connected with Mayo Clinic already! Can't find a better group of people. I also had a precursor to myeloma called MGUS. But last November it morphed into smoldering multiple myeloma, plus I also have additional chronic conditions, so I understand the stress and concern in the midst of this international health crisis. Practicing good hygiene and even more importantly keeping your stress levels under control seems to be key for our bodies to not get triggered into illnesses.

Please continue to post here as you need to or want to. What will you be doing during your isolation to keep your mind and body active?
Ginger

Gosh! I've been monitored for 8 years for my MGUS. Sorry to hear about your progression to SMM. We all know this may be in our future, but can't be easy to hear that diagnosis. Would love to hear more about your care at Mayo and whether you participate in the P -Crowd study at Dana Farber. Hopefully their research will provide a future for us that is free from MM.

Welche Nahrungsergänzungsmittel oder frei verkäufliche Heilmittel nehmen sie gegen den MGUS ein?