Seriously depressed and anxious

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  • lynn1950
    lynn1950 Member Posts: 2,570
    #22
    NYGMom said:

    BIG (((HUG)))
    Lynn I am new to this and am just 4 weeks post-op so I don't know how helpful I will be. I am early in my cancer journey so I have not experienced the end of chemo and the emotional sadness that you describe. But I want you to know that you can get through this! You are finally at the end of the road and it sounds like it has been a long road for you. Celebrate your life! Now that you do not have to go to treatment start thinking about all of the things you have been missing out on and make yourself a list of things you are going to do. Give the list a time frame with dates and start enjoying life again. Look at photos of happier times and let those memories motivate you to crawl out of that rabbit hole. Go on a vacation even if it’s just for a few days. Go see a funny movie. And most of all remember that you are not your cancer… you are you!

    I had a bilateral mastectomy, stage 3, 12 positive nodes, my tumors grew to be 4x their size in the 3 weeks while waiting for surgery and were rated the highest possible on the scale for aggressiveness. My situation was pretty bleak. My heart had a great saddness like I have never experienced before. I received the same book from two different people. I figured if I received the book twice, it must be pretty good so I started reading it. It has been my daily “you can get through this” pill. It’s called “Praying through Cancer” by Susan Sorensen and Laura Geist. Like I said I have two copies. If you would like I can mail you one of them.

    (((HUGS))) Kelly

    Kind words
    Kelly,
    Thanks for the hugs and kind words of encouragement as you recover from surgery. I appreciate your offer of the book. The people on this site inspire me and give me hope. I am glad you found this site early in your treatment. I registered earlier, but I didn't begin using it until my treatment (surgery, chemo, and rad) was complete. I am also stage 3 with positive nodes.
    (((HUGS))) to you! Lynn
  • lynn1950
    lynn1950 Member Posts: 2,570
    #23
    mmontero38 said:

    We all experience this after
    We all experience this after treatment. It's almost like your life line is being cut and you're afraid that if you aren't watched as carefully, the cancer will sneak back up at you. My biggest fear is recurrence and I'm sure it's the same with everyone on this board, but we can't let cancer dictate our lives. We need to step back, take a deep breath and tell ourselves that we will get through this and we will. It does get better as time goes by, we learn to have more faith in ourselves and then again, we are still being monitored by our doctors. I've joined a gym and find that exercising is helping me overcome some of my fears. Now, when I wake up in the morning, cancer is not my first thought of the day. Other days I don't even think about it, you will get to that point in your journey. For some it will come sooner than others but you will get there. Hugs to all, Lili

    thanks Lili
    Boy, I hope I can get to that point you describe soon! I do find that getting out and going to work helps. Also being active when I can. This broken toe is a setback. Lynn

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