tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post938224396933327945..comments2024-03-27T00:48:06.021-07:00Comments on Mummy was a Secret Drinker: Cancer RecurrenceSoberMummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-45366931697380422462016-05-03T05:10:19.378-07:002016-05-03T05:10:19.378-07:00Your title made my blood run cold...so, so glad it...Your title made my blood run cold...so, so glad it's not true!<br /><br />I do think we drinkers are both highly imaginative and world-class worriers. I had shingles attack my upper left chest and shoulder last year and the pain was unbelievable...and it lingers. Every time I get stressed I now get pain in my chest and left breast...so my immediate conclusions are 1)heart attack, 2) cancer, or 3) wretched shingles are coming back. Tick as preferred.<br /><br />I have no answers...I think a personality transplant would be the only solution for me at this point, and I'm pretty sure medical science isn't capable of that yet...but I send you hugs and many thanks. Yesterday marked four months and I have this blog to thank in large part.<br /><br />Be well, sweetie.Anonymouslyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05168129050405708397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-55546578015094017752016-05-02T13:24:45.719-07:002016-05-02T13:24:45.719-07:00I agree with what Nancy has written above. SM you ...I agree with what Nancy has written above. SM you are expressing yourself about your fears beautifully! Your feelings and anxiety I hope will be lessoningAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788908245346677108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-32438281965340429502016-05-02T10:20:06.591-07:002016-05-02T10:20:06.591-07:00Ulla, what's CBD oil? I'd be interested i...Ulla, what's CBD oil? I'd be interested in checking it out. Thanks!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191610587849166747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-53237050870861574542016-05-02T10:18:59.474-07:002016-05-02T10:18:59.474-07:00I haven't had cancer, so I won't claim to ...I haven't had cancer, so I won't claim to understand the experience, but it seems to me these thoughts are normal, but you're doing a great job of analyzing and challenging them to sort out what's based on reality. Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191610587849166747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-78843667299331178492016-05-02T10:09:58.218-07:002016-05-02T10:09:58.218-07:00Yes you will be concerned about every twinge but t...Yes you will be concerned about every twinge but try not to worry.I regularly have aches and pains in my cancer side ( right for me). Even after 3 years. Often had jabby pains in first few months and it is quite early days for you. Nerves can take over a year to heal. Saying that I convinced myself last week that a rash I had was a type of lymphoma (keep off google) it wasn't, my G P actually laughed a bit as I had written it down to show her in case she misdiagnosed me. I can laugh now but the fear is real. If it helps to write it down for us to comment on don't hesitate - we are all here for you!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14063625322940208382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-50966280657118765522016-05-02T09:40:40.498-07:002016-05-02T09:40:40.498-07:00Dear SM - totally understand your concern even aga...Dear SM - totally understand your concern even against logical evidence suggesting you shouldn't worry. I guess that is the new world we must inhabit as people who have loved ones recently given the all-clear from cancer. Any twinge or feeling under par gets us worried. Maybe that never goes away. Hopefully we can learn to be less anxious as time passes. mxMaevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747649125723812946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-21337791137991520482016-05-02T08:28:06.851-07:002016-05-02T08:28:06.851-07:00Go to the doctor now. Don't wait a month! I ...Go to the doctor now. Don't wait a month! I too am the cancer club (2003, carcinoid) and there's no way my psyche could take a month wait. Self care means going sooner, simply to put one's mind at rest.Minnesota Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565431067927240183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-54955648135546918812016-05-02T05:44:12.790-07:002016-05-02T05:44:12.790-07:00Sending lots of love and energy. I agree, for pea...Sending lots of love and energy. I agree, for peace of mind go and get it checked out, then you can let it go. xShazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01066897457133945756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-44654890883001744692016-05-02T03:33:55.188-07:002016-05-02T03:33:55.188-07:00Hi,
A friend of mine has prostrate and bone cancer...Hi,<br />A friend of mine has prostrate and bone cancer but he doesn't have any pain, so the pains you have are unlikely to be bone cancer. Please thought go to your doctor xxMrs Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200162322414098430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-5120790030506633732016-05-02T01:22:45.995-07:002016-05-02T01:22:45.995-07:00I agree with everybody else: Go see the doctor, bu...I agree with everybody else: Go see the doctor, but it's very, very unlikely to be a recurrence. Also, don't use that headline again! <br />A pain in the left arm/shoulder/neck is also often caused by stress and anxiety. And last: I've begun taking CBD-oil for anxiety and stress, and it works! Check it out if you need a little help. I only take 4 mg a day (disregard the dosage on the bottle, that is for elephants).Ullahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16422287349331460686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-85374740536326467002016-05-02T00:54:12.851-07:002016-05-02T00:54:12.851-07:00Next month feels like a long time away and your pe...Next month feels like a long time away and your peace of mind is worth more than that. Perhaps you could see your GP or a physio to rule out other explanations if an earlier consultant appointment is not possible? Stress causes the body much harm so if there is something you can do then I'd do it. xxxx (hug)SWMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695623151674239441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-89784632303780323212016-05-02T00:42:57.125-07:002016-05-02T00:42:57.125-07:00Your worries are absolutely normal and it is extre...Your worries are absolutely normal and it is extremely likely to be nothing. My sister was diagnosed with breast cancer five years ago age 43. It was grade 3 but hadn't spread. They threw everything at it and she's fine (fingers crossed). But I remember in the months after the end of her treatment she was convinced every little pain was the cancer back. Google and you'll see how common this is! Big hug. xWalkingonSunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12032552302196182107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-46061023401236338202016-05-02T00:34:35.663-07:002016-05-02T00:34:35.663-07:00Dear SM, You're not over-reacting, it's na...Dear SM, You're not over-reacting, it's natural for you to be worried and, having had a sister-in-law who died having developed secondary breast cancer, you should definitely be very aware of what your body is saying to you. However, as you say, your pain is very likely to be unrelated. I agree with others though... try and get your appointment brought forward so that the oncologist can reassure you that you're fine and you can stop worrying. Thinking of you xxPattikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18423583561651693591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-52602568510633127732016-05-02T00:04:15.922-07:002016-05-02T00:04:15.922-07:00Lovely SM, please see if you can bring forward you...Lovely SM, please see if you can bring forward your appointment. Stressing about it can't be good - then when you get the all-clear treat yourself to a massage xxEmma Cartellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03998310332235307381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-28740607268767353792016-05-01T23:44:50.010-07:002016-05-01T23:44:50.010-07:00Hi SM, just want to add my pennies worth of positi...Hi SM, just want to add my pennies worth of positive thought to you..I too find that writing down worries makes them lighter, I hope you manage to get peace of mind sooner rather than later, you deserve to be just cracking on with life...I often think in these situations if it were your child you would move mountains, sending big hugs, RxPheonixRisinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658972687881828853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-91319978768918684202016-05-01T20:10:12.591-07:002016-05-01T20:10:12.591-07:00I would say it's nothing at all. If it makes y...I would say it's nothing at all. If it makes you feel any better my shoulder and arm hurts too, and it's not cancer, it's bursitis. If I were you and the aching doesn't go away I'd go to the dr earlier. Not because there is going to be anything wrong, but to put my mind at rest. XPutting Down The Glasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966704674825831278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-59503229605662579822016-05-01T19:44:44.338-07:002016-05-01T19:44:44.338-07:00Hug. Go see your doctor. Maybe you have pulled a m...Hug. Go see your doctor. Maybe you have pulled a muscle and it would put your mind at ease.Ainsobrietyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642935819165465190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-51033384885960400112016-05-01T17:43:46.874-07:002016-05-01T17:43:46.874-07:00Thinking of you! Your blog has changed so many liv...Thinking of you! Your blog has changed so many lives, I'm sure. We're all following you and sending loads of positive thinking your way! HDHabitDonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185750276731609856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-16041769526917516682016-05-01T15:30:58.770-07:002016-05-01T15:30:58.770-07:00Take care and try not to worry xxxTake care and try not to worry xxxEdinburgh Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507850075300916316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-6569931757465781182016-05-01T15:16:36.432-07:002016-05-01T15:16:36.432-07:00I'm sorry that you have to worry. You deserve...I'm sorry that you have to worry. You deserve to be worry free about this and it really stinks that you can't. I concur with others that trying to get to that appointment earlier might help. Ripleybellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08484735194209368209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-34674157820179679332016-05-01T14:34:00.010-07:002016-05-01T14:34:00.010-07:00I can't add anything to what those who were a ...I can't add anything to what those who were a bit quicker off the mark than me have said. With many, many things which I worry about these days, I do find that writing them down (which somehow stops them circling around in your head) does help in terms of anxiety reduction. But it's also useful to write down what you experience on a day-to-day basis to refer back to at your appointment in case you are like many of us and your memory goes blank at the very moment you need it to function! Not to teach you to suck eggs, but where is the pain, when does it occur, etc etc.Midlifecrisishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480083841595444048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-66823051779276906272016-05-01T14:22:17.691-07:002016-05-01T14:22:17.691-07:00Everything you have stated is true. It wont be can...Everything you have stated is true. It wont be cancer of the bones Im sure. Dont torment yourself anymore. Next time it jumps into your head tell it NO. Just like you would with unnecessary thoughts of alcohol. How could it be in your bones if 5 months ago it wasnt even in your lymph nodes. That time frame wouldnt work now would it!<br /><br />Much love to you for all your reflections. You have helped me no end<br /><br />Helen.Topmeupknothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074419894206441694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-17922299074924258702016-05-01T14:09:31.930-07:002016-05-01T14:09:31.930-07:00I am so sorry it must be so scary but all the guys...I am so sorry it must be so scary but all the guys are right above and your own reasons are so true. Get checked asap and back to your awesome sober blogging. xxKats76https://www.blogger.com/profile/10228306617857764330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-90283139506780801352016-05-01T13:38:37.190-07:002016-05-01T13:38:37.190-07:00Since it is on the same side as your cancer, could...Since it is on the same side as your cancer, could it be the nerve pain you get from the sentinel node biopsy? I had terrible pain when the nerves started to feel "alive" again! I had breast cancer on both sides and had the node biopsy on both sides. I know they moved a nerve to get to it. The feeling was numbness until it started to wake up! I know from Sloan Kettering, they said that if after 2 weeks, a "problem" that you are having should be checked out. That being said, I too, had physical ailments in the year or two after my treatment finished and I would just email my oncologist! Sometimes they had me come in, sometimes they knew exactly what it was! Sometimes, I even sent my onc. pictures of my boobs! (Talk about a bad day at the office!) So, call, email, your onc. No harm done! You don't want to live where your mind is now!!! Trust me!!! xoSober at 53https://www.blogger.com/profile/01854891164320066847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-15953405325459526892016-05-01T12:56:36.978-07:002016-05-01T12:56:36.978-07:00Get it checked out to put your mind at rest. Hope ...Get it checked out to put your mind at rest. Hope all is OK. XoxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13392003352157499645noreply@blogger.com