Cancer blues
Most days I feel really positive and good. Today is not one of those days. Today is one of those days in which I've been thinking about having my lymph nodes removed and the risk of lymphodema in my legs. Dr. Gyn/Onc seemed more worried about this side effect than the actual cancer. I don't want to go there but sometimes those images of log tree legs, remembering the pain from the swelling in my legs when I was pregnant, and imagining the drains being stuck in my body for a week or more, well it makes my skin crawl.
I know there will be good days and bad days. I try to keep the bad days from my family and friends. I know they are stressed too.
I feel like we are one of those families in which something is always going on and people start to pull away wondering WTF is wrong with them!
I'm used to being the care taker, not the one receiving care.
I have to find a new normal and that won't happen until after the surgery. So I need an interim normal for the time being.
Interim normal needs to include yoga, prayer, and writing. Interim normal needs to include more plants in my diet, less red meat, and more plants in my diet. Interim normal needs some laughter and good times with friends and family.
I know there will be good days and bad days. I try to keep the bad days from my family and friends. I know they are stressed too.
I feel like we are one of those families in which something is always going on and people start to pull away wondering WTF is wrong with them!
I'm used to being the care taker, not the one receiving care.
I have to find a new normal and that won't happen until after the surgery. So I need an interim normal for the time being.
Interim normal needs to include yoga, prayer, and writing. Interim normal needs to include more plants in my diet, less red meat, and more plants in my diet. Interim normal needs some laughter and good times with friends and family.
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