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First adventure

tootsie1
tootsie1 CSN Member Posts: 5,044 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
I had my first adventure since my surgery in Nov. I went to my sorority convention for the weekend. It was only about 45 minutes away from home, but it was good to go and be a normal person again. I do confess I had to fight a bit of a panic attack at first. I kept thinking that if I felt sick again, my husband and doctor were both almost an hour away. I was very afraid I'd have one of the episodes of severe pain I've had lately. I got past it, though.
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  • butterfly23
    butterfly23 CSN Member Posts: 256
    #2
    Anxiety if the worst!!! I'm glad you went and had a great time! Don't let your mind play games on you! Keep up the great work!! GOD BLESS
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  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 CSN Member Posts: 5,044 Member
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    butterfly23 said:

    Anxiety if the worst!!! I'm glad you went and had a great time! Don't let your mind play games on you! Keep up the great work!! GOD BLESS

    Thanks! *hugs*
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  • KathiM
    KathiM CSN Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #4
    Yea! Normal is the BEST! And stage fright could cancel the best of plans, if you let it. Good for you that you didn't let it! This will get easier every time, until the point that you don't even think about it anymore (just like 'normal' people...lol!).

    Hugs, Kathi
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  • kristasplace
    kristasplace CSN Member Posts: 957 Member
    #5
    I understand how you feel! I was so looking forward to the Pug Party this past weekend, but it was a chemo week. The party was on Saturday; the day i needed to get unplugged, and they were late plugging me in Thursday. I was supposed to get unplugged around 3, but the party didn't end until 4. Well, i didn't get to the hospital until 4:30 because i was having so much fun, and felt so good, i didn't want ANYTHING to spoil it! The doctor and nurses were pissed because they couldn't leave until i got there. I felt bad, but hey...how much of life do we have to miss out on?? I'm done missing out! Good for you for taking life by the horns! I'm with you!!!

    Many hugs,
    Krista
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  • AuthorUnknown
    AuthorUnknown CSN Member Posts: 1,537 Member
    #6
    please take a look at this:

    http://www.tinyurl.com/3dqbxg

    thanks!
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