Feel like a crazy person

Hi,

I wish I had an answer to your question, because that's the same question I have, too. I feel like I have turned into a hypochondriac. I think the simple answer is that it's the physician who makes the determination whether a symptom is something to worry about. Make sure your doctor know what's going on, and let him/her figure out if it's a problem - that's why they went to medical school and residency! My oncologist told me it takes about two years after diagnosis before most cancer patients are able to calm down and quit worrying about everything.

Karen

I don't think that worry and stressing are good for people so I would go for that reason alone.  Good luck, hopefully it's nothing.

Thank you for posting this topic. I feel like a crazy person too sometimes!

Count me in to the worry fest. I do well for a while then something will trigger my anxiety and off I go. I'm there now! UGH!

This is terrible that we all feel this way.....but at least we have each other to vent to. I am ok most days, the nights are tough for me. i lay awake at night thinking ....thinking about the cancer coming back. i still have pain in my breast where the cancer was and i had a dbl mast in july, i lay awake thinking the cancer is still there. I did get a script for xanax and it has helped. I only take it at night.It is terrible we feel this fear, but i do find comfort in your posts....thankyou.

I'm there with you!!! Last chemotherapy treatment was the of end of March, my last radiation treatment was the end of May. Two weeks ago the breast that had the cancer and lumpectomy became swollen and lumpy, my arm pit where the nodes were removed is swollen, the skin texture of the breast has the orange peel look and is reddish, I have chest pain along the sternum, headache, and heartburn... I went to see my radiologist oncologist, he took a chest x-ray, and ran blood tests. He said I had edema from the radiation... If my pain gets worse to come back. Everything that I have read about lymphedema is waiting for it to become worse is not the thing to do.

The next day, I was seen by a oncologist's assistant. She did a Doppler on on arm to see if it was a blood clot as I had a blood clot in the other arm, which was caused by the placement of my port prior to my chemotherapy treatments. Everything to this point looks good, nothing out of the ordinary. All I ever wanted, was them to check with a mammogram or an ultrasound but the assistant said the oncologist says it's unlikely that it would be recurrent cancer. She told me to come back in 2 weeks. I'm not sure I can stand the heaviness and pain of the swollen breast... Just shoot me now!!!