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Survivorship: anyone else struggling?
Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Sep 2, 2023 | Replies (47)Comment receiving replies
To me the scariest part since leaving active treatment two weeks ago was the feeling you alluded to if not doing anything proactively to prevent a recurrence. As long as I was receiving chemo, radiation I was doing something. Now I feel like I’m in a waiting game. I try to keep busy and not dwell on it and figure out how to live in the moment and keep the fears at bay. Knowing others are feeling the same helps because it is hard to explain to others when you “should be” happy treatment is over. And you are but a new fear crops up. To me this stage has been so much more difficult than any of the treatments. Thank you sharing
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Once one has had cancer it is hard to go back to one’s life before. Your have to be overly proactive make sure you have your doctor use a speculum each time you have a visit, several of mine didn’t and they missed my recurrence. I now have an gyno oncologist and a regular gynecologist. My gynecologist is fabulous she explained everything she does from putting her hand on my thigh to explaining what she sees. Maybe you could ask your doctor to do the same for you? It’s hard unless you’ve had cancer your friends really cannot understand how you feel and the frustration that you feel wondering if you are getting all the examinations and tests needed. Be well.