how can I handle this!

huntersmom2016 · July 2020

i recently started back on mfp after gaining most of the weight back that I had lost the first time(60 lbs). I even started off really strong losing 14 lbs in 4 weeks. then BAM!! my life starts to get flipped around
it all started with a lump in my breast. then before I can even get a mammogram, I find out there's a possibility I might have cervical cancer.

good news is, the mammogram shows a solid mass that they have concluded is "probably benign" and I should do another mammogram in 6 months. but I'm still waiting on the biopsy results for the other.

needless to say my head is reeling and my focus on eating right has been shot. I know I should be eating right now more than ever!!! but im scared and depressed and i keep reaching for those comfort foods.

how do I keep focus when my head is such a mess??

hist_doc · July 2020

I’m sorry you’re struggling through this hard time. I don’t know if this will quell your fears but my younger sister (she’s only 31) is currently battling breast cancer. It took about one week (possibly under that) to go from lump discovery to mammogram to diagnosis. And this occurred two weeks after my aunt’s diagnosis.

I hope your cervical cancer scare also turns out to be a false alarm. I was in a similar situation several years ago. I know how frightening it can be.
To respond to your question, I would say to not stress about what you don’t know.

huntersmom2016 · July 2020

thank you

Geneveremfp · July 2020

The criteria for "let's investigate this further" is super low so that things get caught early. Unfortunately this means a lot of people have a big scare. The statistics are massively in your favour though.

I would give yourself some time to just log. Don't worry about what you're eating or losing weight - just log everything. I find this kicks me back into being good quite quickly as I have some data in front of me and I find I start making changes without much effort.

huntersmom2016 · July 2020

thank you, I will do that. I can see how that would be helpful

Bex953172 · August 2020

I love what geneveremfp said!!

What a completely stressful situation!! No wonder your heads spinning from it.
Would it be sensible to.log everything as mentioned above until you get some further results regarding the cervical? And then go from there?

I have my fingers crossed that everything is clear for you
Xx

AnnPT77 · August 2020

Just in to send you some strength-rays!

It's true that there are a lot of scares that turn out not to be cancer, so I'm holding hope that will be true for you, too.

I don't want to tell you that in the low-probability case that you do get bad news, it will be no big deal, because it *is* a big deal. I did find, though, that full scale cancer treatment (surgery, chemo, radiation, follow-up drugs) was not the impossible ordeal that I'd been led to believe by what I'd read or heard beforehand. (I was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer, locally advanced, when I was 44 . . . 20 years ago). It's a thing that can be gotten through, one day at a time.

That period of not knowing, where you are right now, that's really hard emotionally.

Right now, it's good to show yourself the kind acceptance you'd give your best friend in similar circumstances. Any positive steps you can take, that help with getting through this period, will be fine.

Hoping for positive outcomes from the tests!

how can I handle this!

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