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Stopping my treatment plan

Gen93
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Hello, 

I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer that had spread to the lymph nodes in December 2023, I went through 3 cycles of immunochemotherapy but my treatment became compromised due to sever anxiety. By this point I was cancer free so it was suggested I go for surgery then finished my preventative chemotherapy afterwards. I’m now at that point where I am due to receive it tomorrow, however the anxiety is overruling everything again and I’m considering not continuing with any of it. 

I have no pros or cons that I know of that help my decision. I don’t know what to do but I do know I am very scared and don’t want to waste time and money either. 

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  • Hello Gen 93 and thank you for posting,

    I am so sorry to learn of your situation and the anxiety that you are having at the moment, this must be a difficult and overwhelming time.

    As Annie mentioned in her reply, whilst it is a really difficult decision to make, only you can decide whether or not to go through with treatment. I appreciate your team at the hospital is aware of how anxious you are about treatment but I wondered if your GP knows what you are going through and if you were getting any support for your anxiety.

    You may be aware of this, some organisations may be able to give you helpful ways to manage this such as Anxiety UK who help support people who are living with anxiety, another helpful charity is MIND who also provide information and support.

    You would also be welcome to give the nurses on the helpline a call if you wanted to talk things through. The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9 am till 5 pm Monday to Friday.

    As Annie has said it is worth posting in the other general posts as you may get more responses from people in a similar situation.

    Take care Gen, I wish you all the best,

    Jemma

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  • Hello Gen 93 and thank you for posting,

    I am so sorry to learn of your situation and the anxiety that you are having at the moment, this must be a difficult and overwhelming time.

    As Annie mentioned in her reply, whilst it is a really difficult decision to make, only you can decide whether or not to go through with treatment. I appreciate your team at the hospital is aware of how anxious you are about treatment but I wondered if your GP knows what you are going through and if you were getting any support for your anxiety.

    You may be aware of this, some organisations may be able to give you helpful ways to manage this such as Anxiety UK who help support people who are living with anxiety, another helpful charity is MIND who also provide information and support.

    You would also be welcome to give the nurses on the helpline a call if you wanted to talk things through. The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9 am till 5 pm Monday to Friday.

    As Annie has said it is worth posting in the other general posts as you may get more responses from people in a similar situation.

    Take care Gen, I wish you all the best,

    Jemma

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