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Many women comment ‘I didn’t feel ill, so the cancer diagnosis came as a huge shock!’ One of the first reactions is that the cancer will kill you, and so the fear and worry start. Often women worry unnecessarily about ‘what might happen’ based on their fear. Try not to ‘cross bridges’ unless they are there to cross. Focus on today, keeping in mind that your doctor will have been open and honest with you about the current state of your condition. Live every day to the fullest. Find pleasures (often small) in every day and something to have humour about. This will lighten the burden for you and help you cope even at the bleakest moments.
Many people ‘live’ with cancer . . . fewer and fewer are dying of cancer. You have every reason to remain hopeful the outset. A good relationship with a medical team u trust will reinforce this optimism.
• Do you know most women with gynecological cancer do not get a recurrence . . . and the good news . . . More women now SURVIVE gynecological cancer than die from it.
Remember: that while it is a human reaction to worry at times like this (after all the uncertainty and fear for life is enormous!) Worry does not work! All it does is sap your energy and distort your mind from planning and implementing your way back to good living, worry plays games with the mind. Who will win? You – or the worry? However, in order to have the greatest energy to cope with the challenges ahead, it is ‘OK’ to feel scared. For a short time . . . until you start feeling confident in your ability to meet the challenges that lie ahead, whatever the outcome. After all, it is a new experience for most, and one where the negative aspects are the most broadly advertised. All the great actors of the world have ‘butterflies’ before they play their most important roles. However the anxiety does not last when a skilled cast and appropriate props and scenery ‘on stage’ support the actor. It is no different with starting cancer treatment. The developed world is most fortunate to have such a high level of skilled, knowledgeable and caring staff and such well-equipped hospitals with so many props’ or resources for the patient and carers.
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