I was scared to death and couldn’t sleep when I realized people might need chemo treatment even with stage I cancer on Sunday night and I didn’t even know what stage I am.
Then I feel a lot better today.
My co-worker SK came to ask me how was I doing yesterday since I was out to take the pre-admission test, I told her my fear of the chemo. She then shared with me her experience of lumpectomy and chemo and radiation treatments she had 10 years ago.
She has family history, her sister had lump, her mom had breast cancer even her son’s mother in law now is having breast cancer!
(Am I joining in a club or what?)
What she had was a 5cm cancer lump and the doctor took 18 lymph nodes from under the arm. (All were clean)
I asked her how long it took to recovery after the surgery? She said she went to her granddaughter’s talent show the following night because she had to drive her there! She didn’t take a long break for chemo either, she went to the doctor’s office and took the chemo, went to work the next day, she only took sick day when she was “very sick” which she meant was mainly due to diarrhea so she had to stay home.
She didn’t even loose much hair but only some eyelashes.
Work helped her to distract the negative feelings and focus on something else.
How about reaction of radiation treatment?
“Oh, that is really nothing”
“Of course, everybody is so different, but it is all depends on how you look at it.” She then added. “I was doing whatever I had to do to fix this and then I moved on without thinking too much.”
She told me her son’s mother in law is “dramatic”, she had people to put the rail in her house, hire people to do the cleaning, have her husband to do this and that, and plan to shave the hair now.
“If you think you are going to be very sick, then you will be very sick.” She said seriously.
She looked into my eyes: “You will be fine.”
I have to say her sharing encouraged me so much that I am back to myself, energetic and ready for the fight.
I am very grateful that I have people like her in my daily life to share this with me.
I can also feel all the prayers support me which makes me so calm and peaceful each day except few mements.
Thank you all.
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