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Have you taken part in a clinical trial for breast cancer?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Mar 3, 2022 | Replies (16)
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I had my first clean mammogram Sept 2021. My next imaging is set for MRI March 2022. I have fears the cancer will return, but push positive thoughts in the way of self defeating thoughts. Hopefully I can keep up the progress and I hope you will stay in touch to let me know your thoughts if you want to. I need that as much as anyone.

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Chris, Volunteer Mentor | @auntieoakley | Feb 5, 2022

By joining a trial you might be one of the successes that forward a new therapy. Yay for clean mammogram! My thoughts right now are celebrate, all the way to the next scan.
Honestly, I feared the return everyday until it returned, but I did learn to control the fear. I would feel all the fear, and all the anxiety for a little while in the morning every day. Then when it tried to creep in later, I would say this is not your time, and listen to a song I loved or think about my horses or pink bananas or whatever it took to change my thinking. By doing this, I learned to live in the moment a little more.
Also, the serenity prayer isn’t just for 12 step programs. I put the coin from my friend in my pocket and it was a pretty great reminder.
Do you give yourself the appropriate credit for the bravery it took to be part of this trial? Can you use that same bravery to help control the fear?

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