Stress over waiting

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Sher0402
Sher0402 Member Posts: 51
edited June 2015 in Just Diagnosed

Any tips for dealing with the stress of waiting? I know I have IDC 1.8 vm grade 3 (ultrasound found a lymph node bulge but nothing definitive) but no stage or receptors yet. I keep worrying that it has already spread and worst case thinking. I am having pain in my back so inagine it has gone there. Any tips for snapping out of it. I also am having a hard eating. I've lost 8 lbs in two weeks. I keep thinking everything I eat other than fruit and veggies is feeding the tumor.Neither of these things can be good for me. Any tips on getting me through until I have facts

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  • plumster1
    plumster1 Member Posts: 270
    edited June 2015
    Sher0402-

    Sorry to hear of your diagnosis. I was just diagnosed myself less than two weeks ago so I know how you feel. I found getting the results of the MRI back was a huge destresser. Plus after interviewing 3 BS and picking one and a treatment plan helped a lot. I think once you know what you are most likely dealing with and how you are going to handle it made for a huge relief. The problem is until that point. I lost weight too. But, I tried to keep my mind on other things. Went for long walks, did stuff with my family, watched trashy TV, and talked to friends. You will get through it. If you look at these boards so many women do! Good luck and keep us updated!
  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited June 2015

    You have my cell, call me?

  • momand2kids
    momand2kids Member Posts: 1,508
    edited June 2015

    Hi

    sorry you are here- but you will get good support. the waiting is the worst--- and there is alot of it--I had my pcp prescribe ativan-- I rarely took it, but I had it in my pocket at work and at home in the event I went off the rails from the waiting. You will feel infinitely better once you have a plan. I ran, I wrote in my journal, I drove around in the car and cried.. talked to my closest friends--all the while with the ativan in my pocket.....

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