What is your behavioral oncology appointment like?

Posted by leafromiowa @leafromiowa, 14 hours ago

I was diagnosed on August 13, 2025. Since then, I’ve had two 1-hour sessions with my behavioral oncologist (grad student). I have another one set for October 28th. But what is supposed to happen during this time? I don’t leave feeling any better. My first appointment, I left feeling more embarrassed than anything. For whatever reason, I ended up telling her not only about my diagnosis, but also about the recent loss of my parents, as well as my dysfunctional family life growing up. It wasn’t even about my cancer. She looked like she didn’t know what to say, like she’s never spoken with someone who had been through so much recent trauma. Her responses were along the lines of “Oh. Wow. That had to be hard.” My second appointment, we just spoke about how things were going, and what my kids were up to. We also talked about how Iowa now has the 2nd highest and fastest rising cancer rate in the US (we are in Iowa). For any of you who also have therapy, is this the therapy you get? Am I missing something? I feel like what I tell her are the exact things I tell my friends and family.

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