tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818125631590936896.post8372677893046099054..comments2024-03-13T19:15:57.859-04:00Comments on LunaTechChick's Random Thoughts, Rants & Musings: And Everything Is All Right ....LunaTechChickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10225723179804025294noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818125631590936896.post-91887183274535737942017-05-15T19:13:05.293-04:002017-05-15T19:13:05.293-04:00Hi Evelyn!
Thanks so much for letting me know the...Hi Evelyn!<br /><br />Thanks so much for letting me know the information you learned about my type of bc. Clearly I just don't research it at all, for fear of freaking myself out. <br /><br />True, I'll always have some level of anxiety, but not just about bc, but now just about my health in general. <br /><br />It appears I'm somewhat a different person post dx.<br /><br />Thanks so much for reading my ramblings.<br /><br />Love & health to you!<br />xxLunaTechChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225723179804025294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818125631590936896.post-65029541856439604772017-05-10T12:51:33.838-04:002017-05-10T12:51:33.838-04:00Hi Kimberly,
Evelyn from Madrid here;-)
I am rea...Hi Kimberly,<br /><br />Evelyn from Madrid here;-)<br /><br />I am really happy about the good result of your annual check-up, and wish it goes on like this forever!:-) <br />The anxiety level will never get to 0 I think, but what we have to try to remember is that the 100% is not 100 for anyone, even people who never had it are not 100% guaranteed never to have it. It would be good to learn some mental trick or something to help us chase the fear whenever it tries to come near....<br /><br />Regarding the type of BC you had, your onc is quite right as far as I know from all stats I have read (and they are A LOT!): TN and HER-2 positive ER-negative have very low, practically non-existent rates of recurrence past 5-6 years. <br /><br />So, Kimberly, cheers and enjoy your drink!<br /><br />Hugs,<br /><br />EvelynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818125631590936896.post-56180831042263321692017-04-23T17:35:44.787-04:002017-04-23T17:35:44.787-04:00I'm just like you, Rebecca, in that, the farth...I'm just like you, Rebecca, in that, the farther out I am, the higher the anxiety. I am pretty sure I'm going to continue to see an oncologist, at least once a year, spaced s<br />6 months from my annual physical, for the rest of my life. And this way, a medical professional is checking me out every 6 months. I am a complete mental case now, thanks to the PTSD, but don't really have access to therapy at the mo. I used to see a therapist, probably back in 2011...but then she moved to be closer to her family....one of the issues she was helping me deal with was being homesick & longing for my family, plus the PTSD...so then after Christmas break, she herself moves away to be with her family. Ultimate mind fuck for me. Anyway....I never saw my radiation oncologist again after a 6 month follow up after radiation ended. Ah well...Yes, here's to us all remaining NED for a loooooong time. But yeah, this worry isn't going anywhere anytime soon. xxLunaTechChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225723179804025294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818125631590936896.post-72789884687119799622017-04-23T16:10:48.159-04:002017-04-23T16:10:48.159-04:00Hey Nancy! Yeah, I'm trying to post more....Bu...Hey Nancy! Yeah, I'm trying to post more....But hearing him say he believes I'm "done with this" is just in my craw or something. I dunno...But yes, yay for good news! :) LunaTechChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225723179804025294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818125631590936896.post-91944548653710391662017-04-23T16:10:14.072-04:002017-04-23T16:10:14.072-04:00First, congratulations on having a good appt. with...First, congratulations on having a good appt. with your Onco! I've never been told I am done. I am over 6 years out now and continue to see my Onco 2x a year, plus a nurse 2x a year. I have to say that I prefer to see my oncologist than all these different doctors. Seeing so many doctors makes me feel like I'll never be partially done with this. My onco was ready to stop seeing me at one point and I said, hells no! And BTW, I still see my radiation oncologist. And to me, that's even weirder. I was part of a study (I was given radiation face down) and maybe this is why. Perhaps she is following me up. I thought it would get easier as time passes, but for me, it is more difficult. I never needed therapy during treatments. Survivorship is so hard! Anyway, I'll always worry. But my hope is that we all stay healthy for a long time, even if all we do is worry? xoxoRebeccahttp://thesmallc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818125631590936896.post-49663738474680456192017-04-18T10:58:33.238-04:002017-04-18T10:58:33.238-04:00Hi Kimberly,
Very happy to see a new blog post! Ya...Hi Kimberly,<br />Very happy to see a new blog post! Yay! More importantly, very happy your latest oncology appointment went well. Kinda nice you got to see your preferred doc. And yeah, about that worry...totally get why it'll always be there. Still, the news was good. Very good. Cheers to that, for sure. xoNancy's Pointhttp://www.nancyspoint.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818125631590936896.post-63022698571241869912017-04-17T17:08:42.237-04:002017-04-17T17:08:42.237-04:00Thanks Wendi! Glad for us both! xx
Thanks Wendi! Glad for us both! xx<br />LunaTechChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225723179804025294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818125631590936896.post-27739493457517448102017-04-16T21:47:03.156-04:002017-04-16T21:47:03.156-04:00💗💗💗
I still worry, and always will, sigh. But g...💗💗💗<br />I still worry, and always will, sigh. But glad it all went well this year, xoxoxoxCancer Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047790705375163865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818125631590936896.post-54890890808017520732017-04-16T15:25:48.924-04:002017-04-16T15:25:48.924-04:00I love you Paula...that is all, <3I love you Paula...that is all, <3 LunaTechChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225723179804025294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818125631590936896.post-46515258236561823772017-04-16T08:19:33.540-04:002017-04-16T08:19:33.540-04:00I got that conversation at 7 years and no it didn&...I got that conversation at 7 years and no it didn't stop me from worrying at that moment. I had a lot of anxiety when I went from the biannual checkups to the annual. And then when my oncologist said it was time to cut me loose I thought I would die and nobody cared. It didn't happen and now I understand why he insisted that I would be okay. I needed to get past my "checkup anxiety" and seeing him just reminded me of the whole thing. The last time I saw him I had been cancer free for about 18 years and we went to look at some painting they needed done. I was not only was his patient, we were their house painters from the time of my treatment until we retired. We usually just dealt with his wife but he was there that day, recovering from throat cancer. His wife said he was in the den and wanted to see me. I went in, she closed the door and we hugged and cried. He was a special person and his patients know that. He is still alive and still seeing patients. It's going on 28 years for me and I understand now that I had to move on. I was relying on him and maybe too much alcohol and a few Xanax to get through the days and I had to do that on my own eventually. It's not easy to part company with a doctor who has been your life line for months. You'll know when it's time for you to just stop going. Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12487000344461855471noreply@blogger.com