Pre op app

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I've my pre op app tomorrow and I cant get myself to settle at all. I know ive used this page quite a bit the last 2 wks its been the one thing keeping me together. I know going into the app now my mri was clear and its just the biopsy shows cancer so at this moment I am stage 1a. Hopefully the fact the mri was clear means it will stay that way. I tend not to ask a lot of questions as i have quite a negative imagination I spoke to some family members now to tell them and some have been great some not I had one today tell me il never have a days peace again I will look over my shoulder the rest of my life now. It will pop up every few yrs somewhere I had to stop them. I do understand in life we can not ever know the future but it has hit a nerve I had got myself settled into believing I could have at least a fair few yrs. This isnt a cruel person they lost the run of themselves in shock and have apologised but its left me sick all eve.

  • OUCH, you did not need that!   Hugs.

  • Hi Ma80. this is precisely why I hardly told anyone about my diagnosis till well after my op and I was cancer free! Too many people say the most unhelpful things! We’ve had several threads on here over the last 4 years that I’ve been here about “things not to say to someone with cancer” and that definitely ranks up there! The way I chose to look at it was and is that I’m one of the lucky ones because my cancer was identified and dealt with, yet statistically there’s so many people out there who don’t even know they have it! It’s them I feel sorry for, not myself! 

  • I'm really sorry that you have had such a reaction when you have shared news of your diagnosis. A very upsetting experience and more so for being unexpected I guess. It must have been a shock and you might need a bit of time to get back on an even keel but you know the facts from your MRI and that's where you are right now. 

  • Thankyou all it was not really needed See no evil i am ok today just had my pre op they are v devoted to their jobs and v positive for my outcome so im going with their opinions and not some of my family Slight smile

  • Yep, put your trust in your medical team, they’re the experts. Keep positive 

  • Hi Ma80

    I am sorry that you have had such a negative reaction from one family member. 

    How are you feeling today? 

    Do give the Support Line a call if it would help to talk it through.

    Jane

           

    Macmillan Support Line - 0808 808 00 00, 7 days a week between 8am-8pm

  • Unfortunately some people open their mouths before engaging their brains. The only ones to listen to are your oncology team.

    I hope your pre-op went well.