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Just diagnosed with Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma: What to expect?
Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Dec 12, 2022 | Replies (239)Comment receiving replies
I'm so glad you have a close friend who is good to talk with. I remain humbled by my friends who were so supportive during and after my surgery, and especially during my chemotherapy (yikes, that was a nightmare!). And I'm glad you're considering that you're not "wrong" for feeling (or not) a certain way. All of our feelings are valid; it's our behavior that needs moderating. I constantly remind myself of this! Uncertainty is a part of all of our lives, but those of us who've experienced a health crisis have had to face that uncertainty head-on. Most of the time, and certainly before my diagnosis, I could avoid looking at uncertainty. Now, I have to practice getting used to it. Hope today is a better day for you!
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@valentiaz. This is such good advice. Although I have always wanted more certainty in my life as I've become older I realize that there isn't much of that. And yes, a health crisis forced me to stand up and face forward. I've spent a lot of time avoiding in the past - avoiding my feelings, and avoiding conflicts with others, but I don't do that as much anymore. And fortunately I did not avoid the early symptoms of pelvic pain and vaginal bleeding (after menopause) that got me to the gynecologist and that early diagnosis of endometrial cancer. It would not have gone away no matter how long I avoided it. So yes, I remind myself to practice because I've had such a long history of avoidance.