Thank you all for sharing and being so honest and candid. I'm still waiting for a date for my CT Pet scan 4+ weeks after surgery. It's waiting for a scan and then waiting 2-3 weeks after. Much appreciate this
Thank you for the forum. People with cancer have an individual journey, yet a collective experience. It’s good to have your live forum on RUclips where many of us look for updates in care.🫶🏽
The cancer journey is filled with all sorts of anxiety, over many different dimensions of the cancer experience. Much of what is discussed here applies to anxiety in general. For many cancer patients, the cancer is hidden within their body. The challenge with scans is that it visualizes the cancer and with that visualization the reality of your situation is exposed and expressed. I had Stage 3C colorectal cancer. The colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopies I had showed the tumor, which my surgeon called “nasty” in a very detailed and analog way. The images weren’t a digital/technical interpretation, they were plain as day, full color, analog images, that to me were startling. Looking at my tumor in this way, made it so real. It was staring me in the face. It was brutally and visually ugly. It made my stomach turn. The physical appearance was so impactful I told my doctors I really didn’t want to see any more images of it. Even looking at CT or MRI images turned my stomach because I had those original colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy images in my mind. Fortunately over time, through radiation and chemo, the tumor started to shrink. And with that good news and after significant positive progress, I was willing to look at images again, because the fear factor was removed. After a long surgery, what was left of it was removed from my body, which was a relief. Ultimately fear is what produces anxiety. Fear is hard to manage. Frequently fear manages you. Many of the thoughts offered hear address how to manage fear. Fear during treatment. Fear of the outcome. Fear of the future. Fear of recurrence. Fear of suffering. And for all cancer patients fear of death. Cancer is a journey of fear and managing fear, which in turn manages anxiety. The people in this video offered many useful tips which I know can be helpful to people going through cancer. Thanks everyone.
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Thank you all for sharing and being so honest and candid. I'm still waiting for a date for my CT Pet scan 4+ weeks after surgery. It's waiting for a scan and then waiting 2-3 weeks after. Much appreciate this
Thank you for the forum. People with cancer have an individual journey, yet a collective experience. It’s good to have your live forum on RUclips where many of us look for updates in care.🫶🏽
The cancer journey is filled with all sorts of anxiety, over many different dimensions of the cancer experience. Much of what is discussed here applies to anxiety in general. For many cancer patients, the cancer is hidden within their body. The challenge with scans is that it visualizes the cancer and with that visualization the reality of your situation is exposed and expressed. I had Stage 3C colorectal cancer. The colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopies I had showed the tumor, which my surgeon called “nasty” in a very detailed and analog way. The images weren’t a digital/technical interpretation, they were plain as day, full color, analog images, that to me were startling. Looking at my tumor in this way, made it so real. It was staring me in the face. It was brutally and visually ugly. It made my stomach turn. The physical appearance was so impactful I told my doctors I really didn’t want to see any more images of it. Even looking at CT or MRI images turned my stomach because I had those original colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy images in my mind. Fortunately over time, through radiation and chemo, the tumor started to shrink. And with that good news and after significant positive progress, I was willing to look at images again, because the fear factor was removed. After a long surgery, what was left of it was removed from my body, which was a relief. Ultimately fear is what produces anxiety. Fear is hard to manage. Frequently fear manages you. Many of the thoughts offered hear address how to manage fear. Fear during treatment. Fear of the outcome. Fear of the future. Fear of recurrence. Fear of suffering. And for all cancer patients fear of death. Cancer is a journey of fear and managing fear, which in turn manages anxiety. The people in this video offered many useful tips which I know can be helpful to people going through cancer. Thanks everyone.