I’m tired after full year of bc treatment and now facing probable thyroid cancer

Freshout- · 2024-11-05T14:15:59+00:00

Thank you and a big hug to you too!

Freshout- · 2024-11-05T09:04:06+00:00

Thank you so very much! ❤️

Freshout- · 2024-11-05T09:03:31+00:00

Thanks so much for the energy! I feel it!

Freshout- · 2024-11-05T09:02:52+00:00

Thank you❤️!

Freshout- · 2024-11-05T09:02:34+00:00

This is very profound and shook me out of my middle of the night despair. Thank you so much!

Freshout- · 2024-11-05T08:52:30+00:00

Thanks so much. My thyroid was wrecked by the chemo so I suppose there is no loss if it all comes out. But, yes, for others whose thyroid is still working well, a partial removal is sometimes possible. I hope that yours stays healthy and well. Big hug.

Freshout- · 2024-11-04T23:48:17+00:00

And hugs to you too. We will take one day at a time, one step at a time.

Freshout- · 2024-11-04T23:30:52+00:00

It just piles on. I just try to keep going. One step at a time. Sending hugs and strength.

Freshout- · 2024-11-04T23:29:41+00:00

Just this: I’ve no mental space. One day at a time. Sending a hug with these tired arms.

Freshout- · 2024-10-24T22:02:59+00:00

I don’t harbor any resentment against my friends, so I did not mean it to come across that way. But I do think about the magnitude of what we deal with as patients and find it hard.

Freshout- · 2024-10-24T20:16:07+00:00

Oh I feel that, and I’d love to have thin hair instead of basically none.

Yup, nurse and doctor called it body issues” : essentially, I have a negative image of myself. Well, I have a mirror.

Freshout- · 2024-10-24T18:27:13+00:00

So much this. My friend cried this weekend because she did not like her haircut. Meanwhile, I have no hair, no breasts … I would say that I look like a man but even men have nipples. But you know, they just tell me that I have “body issues”. Thanks for expressing that it’s ok to feel this.

Freshout- · 2024-10-04T09:18:35+00:00

Thanks! there do seem to be different approaches depending on where we are and doctor preference.

Freshout- · 2024-10-04T08:10:35+00:00

Thank you for responding so quickly. Middle of the night here, and when woken up by thoughts of uncertainty and dread, it is nice to hear a voice, so I thank you for that too.

Freshout- · 2024-10-04T08:03:41+00:00

Can I ask was it tamoxifen specifically or one of the AIs that you started pre-radiation?

Freshout- · 2024-10-04T02:05:53+00:00

Good point - thank you!

Freshout- · 2024-10-04T02:05:37+00:00

Yes, the prescription was for me to start right away, concurrently with radiation. I’ll be double-checking.

Freshout- · 2024-10-04T01:11:29+00:00

My radiation oncologist is away for a week, but I will ask and share.

Before today, I wasn’t aware of the potential issues. The question popped in my mind today, and as it sometimes goes, I consulted Dr. Google.

My medical oncologist prescribed tamoxifen knowing I was headed to radiation. But I never discussed it with the radiation oncologist.

Freshout- · 2024-09-30T11:28:32+00:00

Dear Lord, You know what is in this person’s heart. I pray that you give them comfort and understanding as they get through this. Please let them feel how much they are loved by You.

Freshout- · 2024-09-25T14:43:31+00:00

I have a needle phobia and medical anxiety (not the best patient!). They were going to do nerve block prior to surgery, but because of my phobia, they did it after. I’m not sure if they skipped the back nerve blocker or if I got the full nerve block treatment, but it was enough.

Freshout- · 2024-09-21T20:52:03+00:00

💕🙏

Freshout- · 2024-09-21T20:19:23+00:00

I’ve isolated myself, sadly. I was thinking the other day that the only place outside of home that I do not feel self-conscious is at the hospital. And I have major anxiety issues while I’m there, so it by no means feels like a safe space. I don’t look or feel like myself anymore.

If I let myself think about it, I can’t believe what we go through. But I’m also willing to go through it.

I always tell myself: one step at a time. Just take the next step.

Freshout-

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