Just diagnosed and scared

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  • JerzyGrrl
    JerzyGrrl Member Posts: 760 Member
    #22
    Bay Area Guy said:

    Good Point

    ice....Good point.  I sometimes get overly enthusiastic about the benefits of walking because I love it so much.

    And I'm an old fart too.  Will be 61 in a couple of months.

    Overly enthusiastic

    Walking is wonderful, indeed.  So is cycling, but after the third time the surgeon said, "You can walk," I realized I'm going to be not-riding for a little bit after surgery.  My prayers are: please let the walking, running (meh, but I do it if training for a triathlon), bike riding, strength-training, etc  pay off for the surgery and recovery. Oh, and Tai Chi and yoga.  Gooooooood stuff. 

    I'm not old enough for Medicare, but getting close. 

  • Spivey88
    Spivey88 Member Posts: 43
    #23
    Pup...ha

    I wish I was still a pup.  I feel like 80 now.  My nerves are shot.  I wa a diagnosed with stage 0 breast cancer in 2009 so I have my fair of this cancer crap!  Doc says this cancer has nothing to do with my breast.  It's hard to comprehend this twice now at 38 :( have surgery friday and so nervous and just ready to be done with this.  

  • JerzyGrrl
    JerzyGrrl Member Posts: 760 Member
    #24
    Spivey88 said:

    Pup...ha

    I wish I was still a pup.  I feel like 80 now.  My nerves are shot.  I wa a diagnosed with stage 0 breast cancer in 2009 so I have my fair of this cancer crap!  Doc says this cancer has nothing to do with my breast.  It's hard to comprehend this twice now at 38 :( have surgery friday and so nervous and just ready to be done with this.  

    Enough of this...

    I think a cancer diagnosis can easily add AT LEAST half a century to one's feel-like age.  And to get two... Yikes, almost like bullies in the schoolyard that just won't let up?! 

    Sounds like sort of good news that the two cancers aren't related or talking to each other.  Sounds like even better news that surgery will be Friday. Only a few days away, at least.  We're hanging out with you now, keep us posted...

  • medic1971
    medic1971 Member Posts: 225 Member
    #25
    sblairc said:

    Her report says that the tumor is in the renal sinus, just FYI

    If you read her Pathology report it states the tumor extends into the renal sinus space. Just clarifying. 

    I read the report

    Was there a path report posted?   I only saw the radiology report and yes I did read that report.  The report states that it appears to extend into the renal sinus.  That's not a 100% certainty that the tumor has invaded the renal sinus cavity.  No one will know until pathology has gotten their hands on it.   

  • medic1971
    medic1971 Member Posts: 225 Member
    #26
    Spivey88 said:

    Pup...ha

    I wish I was still a pup.  I feel like 80 now.  My nerves are shot.  I wa a diagnosed with stage 0 breast cancer in 2009 so I have my fair of this cancer crap!  Doc says this cancer has nothing to do with my breast.  It's hard to comprehend this twice now at 38 :( have surgery friday and so nervous and just ready to be done with this.  

    Hang in there

    This is the worst part of it, I know.  Have you thought about asking your doctor for something to help with the anxiety?  I was on 0.5mg of Xanax for a little while.  It helped a lot, especially at night.  

    Jason

  • hardo718
    hardo718 Member Posts: 853 Member
    #27
    Spivey

    The anxiety is the worst part of it all, for sure.  The anxiety leading up to your surgery date and then whenever you get scanned in the future for your follow-ups, it'll hit you again like a ton of bricks.  As Jason says, xanax will help a lot to help get you thru those tough times when nothing else will calm those frayed nerves.  Although he refers to a half mg dose, I'm a wimp and that would probably keep me calm for a week!  Laughing  I have a 0.25 dosage and usually I'll take half of that and it does the trick for me.  But everyone's different.  I agree with him in any case, ask for a script.  In the meantime, prepare for those days / weeks that you'll be out of commission. 

    Best wishes with your surgery.

    Donna~

  • medic1971
    medic1971 Member Posts: 225 Member
    #28
    Oops

    Donna, you are correct, I was prescribed 0.5mg, but you reminded me, that I broke them in half so I was only taking 0.25mg. 

  • tomt263
    tomt263 Member Posts: 11
    #29
    Just slightly larger than

    Just slightly larger than mine that was diagnosed 5 years ago.  I had surgery only and I am fine today.  Like yourself, and everyone else that gets this diagnosis I was scared but just make sure you consult with top rate doctors and have it treated asap.  Best wishes

     

  • Spivey88
    Spivey88 Member Posts: 43
    #30
    Thank you

    I had surgery yesterday and was released this evening.  I had one of the top doctors that specializes in this at UT Southwestern in Dallas.  Glad to hear you are going well. I hope to be the same in 5 years as well :) 

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