Fear of recurrence

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Hi everyone

 I suffer badly with anxiety and am constantly afraid the cancer has spread or recurred.

I am undergoing adjuvant chemo and have already had mastectomy.

 Every twinge seems to set my mind racing .

 It’s been just over four months since surgery and I’m half way through chemo.

I noticed a stabbing kind of pain briefly in chest and Centre of chest starting last few days and also sharp type of pain in right lower abdomen. Does anyone else relate/get pains?

 Thank you xx

  • Hi Hedera

    I was considering hypnotherapy too.

     I’m feeling a little more positive today but yesterday wasn’t good day.

    x

  • Glad you are feeling a bit more positive today. 

    I think I am right in saying that even with recurrence people can live ‘a long time’. I know that my chance of recurrence is ‘high’ and it is taking me time to accept this as, of course, I want to be cured.

    On the inevitable less positive days I think all we can do is feel glad to be alive today and do things which make us feel good x

  • Sounds like we are in similar position in terms of our pathway and treatment.

     Told cancer has been taken  away so adjuvant chemo is to prevent recurrence followed by radiation (I think), hormone tablets and Herceptin injections.

     I’m tired of being scared!!

  • not only is being scared tiring and distressing, it robs us of being able to live the nearest life to the one we are craving. 

    if we can develop the knack of letting it go I reckon we are doing the absolute best we can x

  • Oh thank you Hedera wise words xxx

     hope you are ok xx