"Grateful for the exceptionally good news, I also felt frustrated for needing that news to function, to be okay, to feel the horizon again. I was furious with myself for worrying over nothing… for being fully rattled… for really suffering"
First of all, so glad you are ok!!!!! Second? The needed-news-to-note is normal. I allow myself 15 days prior to my yearly mammogram to fret. Waiting and not knowing is one of the harder parts of all of it.
Thank you for such an inspiring piece. And so real. I’ve lost way too many family to cancer (and a few too many others to breast cancer) but this felt like a big hug. Thank you and I hope you get good rest and recovery ❤️🩹
Oh gosh, how terrifying this must have been. As a fellow mum and anxiety sufferer, I really felt this one.
I was recently in hospital with mastitis after the doctor was concerned I was going into septic shock, I had the same after thoughts - why am I still worried about such senseless stuff? Why aren't I enlightened?
Mastitis is brutal! Something I didn’t write about was how my fear was related to feeling like women’s health is treated like a brand new science. I felt helpless when I had mastitis— like nobody knew how to treat it or who I should even call. I’m glad you’re okay too! Women are amazing ❤️
My first experience with mastitis I literally called my ob’s office and the woman working the front desk had never heard of it. She kept saying, “matt-isis? What are you saying? I’ve never heard of that” — and I burst into tears. Like yeah this is not good if I have to explain to the person operating THE GYNO’S phone what mastitis is. Women are so effed
I had a suspicious mammogram, a biopsy, and yes, stage Zero cancer. Stage Zero always pissed me off because it's like...not a number. If it's Zero why is it a stage? Anyway, I had surgery and radiation and have been 6 years free of it. I wish you all the kick-ass support I can muster and I'm so glad you have an amazing calm confident doctor.
Thank you for sharing!! I had a breast biopsy after my first high risk screening MRI last year and relate so deeply to your story and feeling. The (my) whole world was on pause, consumed with panic and fear and then when the results came back benign, I came alive again. I do feel changed by the experience but in none of the ways I expected. Cheers to good results, hope you heal up quickly ❤️
WHAT A READ. I was there with you. So much insight. I am so grateful for fellow/sister sensitive souls like you who take the time to notice, understand, and communicate their experience. It helps the rest of us laugh, cry, heal, accept, appreciate, understand, lament sometimes, and also *cherish* what it is to be a sensitive soul in a not-sensitive world.
Thank you for writing this incredibly funny, incredibly true piece. I worry about death way more now I have a toddler, and recently learned I’m high risk for breast cancer (thank you Olivia Munn for posting about the Tyler Cuzick test), so considering options. I’m so relieved you got a benign result, here’s to living to be a hundred. 💕
God, I relate to this so much. My health anxiety takes me out, especially when it has real concrete things to worry about and PTSD from my mom dying of cancer. I'm so glad you got good news and I'm so glad you had a great doctor who was so positive and upfront with you.
It all feels much scarier now that we’re parents too. The thought of leaving my daughter is maybe what I’m most terrified of.
"Grateful for the exceptionally good news, I also felt frustrated for needing that news to function, to be okay, to feel the horizon again. I was furious with myself for worrying over nothing… for being fully rattled… for really suffering"
First of all, so glad you are ok!!!!! Second? The needed-news-to-note is normal. I allow myself 15 days prior to my yearly mammogram to fret. Waiting and not knowing is one of the harder parts of all of it.
CELEBRATE THIS WIN!
Thank you for such an inspiring piece. And so real. I’ve lost way too many family to cancer (and a few too many others to breast cancer) but this felt like a big hug. Thank you and I hope you get good rest and recovery ❤️🩹
This was so well written and so honestly shared.
I’m glad you’re ok ❤️
You’ve captured an experience (shared by so many of us!) brilliantly♥️
Oh gosh, how terrifying this must have been. As a fellow mum and anxiety sufferer, I really felt this one.
I was recently in hospital with mastitis after the doctor was concerned I was going into septic shock, I had the same after thoughts - why am I still worried about such senseless stuff? Why aren't I enlightened?
So glad to hear you're ok ❤️
Mastitis is brutal! Something I didn’t write about was how my fear was related to feeling like women’s health is treated like a brand new science. I felt helpless when I had mastitis— like nobody knew how to treat it or who I should even call. I’m glad you’re okay too! Women are amazing ❤️
Oh gosh honestly, it’s like doctors have never seen a breast before!
My first experience with mastitis I literally called my ob’s office and the woman working the front desk had never heard of it. She kept saying, “matt-isis? What are you saying? I’ve never heard of that” — and I burst into tears. Like yeah this is not good if I have to explain to the person operating THE GYNO’S phone what mastitis is. Women are so effed
I was hospitalised with it recently, and the nurse, the NURSE said to me “is it the same as cystitis then?”
No madam, it is not.
I had a suspicious mammogram, a biopsy, and yes, stage Zero cancer. Stage Zero always pissed me off because it's like...not a number. If it's Zero why is it a stage? Anyway, I had surgery and radiation and have been 6 years free of it. I wish you all the kick-ass support I can muster and I'm so glad you have an amazing calm confident doctor.
You are a rockstar 🌹
As are you. You got this.
Thank you for sharing!! I had a breast biopsy after my first high risk screening MRI last year and relate so deeply to your story and feeling. The (my) whole world was on pause, consumed with panic and fear and then when the results came back benign, I came alive again. I do feel changed by the experience but in none of the ways I expected. Cheers to good results, hope you heal up quickly ❤️
Horrible week, beautiful story.
WHAT A READ. I was there with you. So much insight. I am so grateful for fellow/sister sensitive souls like you who take the time to notice, understand, and communicate their experience. It helps the rest of us laugh, cry, heal, accept, appreciate, understand, lament sometimes, and also *cherish* what it is to be a sensitive soul in a not-sensitive world.
Thank you for writing this incredibly funny, incredibly true piece. I worry about death way more now I have a toddler, and recently learned I’m high risk for breast cancer (thank you Olivia Munn for posting about the Tyler Cuzick test), so considering options. I’m so relieved you got a benign result, here’s to living to be a hundred. 💕
God, I relate to this so much. My health anxiety takes me out, especially when it has real concrete things to worry about and PTSD from my mom dying of cancer. I'm so glad you got good news and I'm so glad you had a great doctor who was so positive and upfront with you.