Hello all. My name is Gemma, I have recently had a radical hysterectomy for ovarian cancer and thankfully this was the only treatment i needed. The only this is i cant seem to shake that gut feeling that my life is comming to an end. I dont have it constantly but just seems to come over me every now and then, particuly when im starting to feel happy and put this all behind me. Does anyone else ever feel like this. The more i think about it the more i worry.
I wonder if the way i recieved my diognosis of Cancer may have something to do with it. In October last year two months after a standard operation to remove dermoid cysts I recieved a phone call out of the blue. I was told they found early stages of cancer within the cyst. I had no understanding about what this meant, what had happend, what was going to happen, how, what when i was going to deal with this, no where to contact and no one to ask questions. I found It realy tramatic. When i had my operation I was told, that as a standard prcedure they send the cysts off for testing and I would here back within four weeks and sooner if there was a problem so after two months I had forgotton all about it. I have been told that i should not have been told in this way, or at the very least should have been given contact details of someone who i could of contact for support and questions but i did not see anyone until nealry three weeks later. Once i realised what i was up against i could understand it and deal with the cituation and have remained fairly positive since, I just cant shake this worry. Is it just me being an over the top worryer or have others exsperienced this too.
Thank you for taking the time to read.
Kind regards
Gemma
