Anniversary of diagnosis

melp27

Anniversary of diagnosis

melp27

hi all im coming up to the anniversary of my cancer diagnosis on the 24th of july. On one hand im very happy that the treatment part is over and i can start doing more normal things that i would have done before. on the other hand im not sure how i will react when the day comes. i didnt cry after my operation when i saw my scar for the first time and i thought i would. i guess i knew from what my surgeon told me that it was a life saving surgery and it needed to happen so maybe that made me not as scared about it. The most i cried was obviously when i was first told in his office with my parents.

im not sure if the emotion will be on par with that day in his office but i guess i will just take it as the day comes. how did you all deal with this milestone??

chrissyb

Mel I usually celebrate quietly while giving cancer the biggest raspberry I can manage........... I'm still here after eight and a half years...,,,,,and it's good!



Love n hugs. Chrissy

Racy

Mel, I think you won't know how you will feel until the day comes. Just take it as it comes and observe it in a way that feels right for you at the time. It may be a day of sadness, any other emotion or you may not feel much at all.  How did you feel when your treatment finished?  You may not have been able to predict those feelings either. 

My diagnosis day was 20/10/2010 so too easy to remember. It is not a day that I like to dwell on.

Linda1966

I only know the date of my dx cause its on my profile here in BCO I do remember the anniversary of my masectomy each year but not in a mourning kind of way. On the 1st anniversary of the masectomy which was 19th Dec 2009  I and the family celebrated having finished surgeries, chemo and that I was back working and living fairly normally after a year of bleeeech. Each year when the 19th comes around I just think to myself a few times through the day, thank god Im still NED and this xmas will be a good one

Mind you I have a convenient memory. For the truly hurtful things like my fathers death I dont want to remember dates, Ive never been able to retain that sort of thing and its probably a defence mechanism.

mdg

I think it was a lot of reflection for me.  It was emotional as I was diagnosed right before Christmas and I kept remember how hard it was going through the motions for my family (I did not tell anyone of my diagnosis until after the holidays).  As time went on I have felt good knowing how far I had come in a year.  I recently passed a year from completing chemo and a year from completing my exchange surgery.  Now I feel really good.  BC is not in the forefront of my mind 24/7.  Look to your future and all you want to do in your life and be thankful you are here to live that life.  Hugs my dear BC sister!

melp27

hi everyone

well today's the anniversary!!! i did cry a bit this morning but im quite good now! shouted myself some lunch at the local cafe to celebrate!!  I seriously wouldnt have gotten through this without the support groups ive found and joined since the start of this journey.

My family and friends have been awesome

chrissyb

Happy Cancerversary Mel!!!! Hope you enjoyed your lunch.

Love n hugs.   Chrissy 

kyliet

I giant {{{{{{{{{{{hug}}}}}}}}}} to you Mel. x Kylie

Moderators

Mel, we're all virtually raising a glass of something appropriate - as a celebration of YOU.

Your Mods

melp27

thanks mods and everyone else you all are awesome!!

melp27

hi everyone!

been a bit slack updating here but i had my followup mammogram since reaching the one year mark last thursday. they did a mammogram and ultrasound one my right side but only an examination on the left which i thought was weird.

anyway when i went to get the results it took ages for them to come back. went into the office and the doctor told me that everything was fine on the right side no suspicious lumps!!! he felt the left side and found a small what he thought was a nodule. he said its probably just scar tissue but we will scan it just to be sure.

I was ok with that so im going back next week for the scan on that side and then sometime soon after we will talk about recon. the hospital was really busy so we didnt get time to talk about it at the same time because the results took so long to be done.

kyliet

Hi Mel, please let us know how you are going. Hugs, Kylie x