What Ifs
I (40f) was diagnosed with endometrial cancer grade 2 about a month ago, and am just a couple weeks away from surgery. For the most part, I haven't allowed myself to think too hard or too much about it, because I'm hoping surgery will resolve everything. But still, I can't help but worry. I was living with symptoms for upwards of 6 years until my diagnosis, because I didn't have good insurance until recently, so didn't have access to very good care. Doctors continually dismissed my concerns and just blamed my constant bleeding on my PCOS, even after I told them that usually I almost never had periods beforehand. The most that was done were pap smears, only checking my cervix for cancer, and never finding any.
Thankfully, now that I have access to better care, I have a medical team that seems to actually care about my concerns and my health, which finally lead to my diagnosis.
My surgeon ordered CT scans and an MRI to get an idea ahead of time if the cancer has spread anywhere else. And my brain has been hitching on all the what ifs and worst case scenarios. I'm afraid of having to go through chemo, if the cancer spread beyond my uterus. I'm afraid of how it's going to make me feel, and worried if it will affect my ability to effectively keep up with my job.
I'd love any advice on how those of you that already went through it and came out on the other side dealt with the anxiety and how chemo and/or radiation affected you.