Dear Dr Griggs thank you again for acreally useful video. Looking back from the time of finding a lump in my breast in November 2021 to approaching the end of my treatment by starting my 5th cycle of chemotherapy, the biggest experience of stress for me was around decisions making. Although medical professionals were really clear in their communications, my mind and Googling habits took me me into many rabbit roles. It's when turning to friends and family members that I was able stop myself from overreacting to my states of confusion. For example, in August 2021 I thought my treatment would end until the result of genomic assay indicated that chemotherapy would reduce a risk of recurrence from 33% to 15%, but when that was announced, I was also told "but you don't have to go through chemo if you don't want to". That's when I started to build endless lists of questions for the oncologist appointment, which I shared with my Dad before going to the appointment!! And his response completely reassured me he said: "the oncologist will not answer all these questions, because, these days, the treatments and decisions are based on evidence medicine not scientific conjectures". So the oncology appointment was better used in asking about ways to manage chemotherapy. Chemotherapy therapy feels harder for me than the mastectomy and lymph node clearance operations I had in the summer, but the advice to keep active physically and mentally is stress busting for me during that time. I'm able to work from home and although the PICC line stops me from my doing my morning yoga routine, I'm replacing it with a walk among the trees, looking at the winter dawn rising in the park.

@yerbba

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Those rabbit holes are so tempting! You are not alone there. So happy to read about your time with the trees during your treatment. Wishing you the absolute best.

Dr writing things down can calm stress is a very good point in managing stress .

@yerbba

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You are correct! Journaling can be a great stress reliever.

Thank you for your helpful advice (especially durimg cancer treatment).

@yerbba

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching. We appreciate your support!

Dr. Jennifer thank you I will write things down. Guys it has helped me to keep myself busy. At the moment I can't work because all my chemotherapy has affected me so much, but I wanted to keep myself focused and I decided to study psychology. It really keeps me going. In the mind time I can't move too much.

@yerbba

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Thanks for sharing your tips with our viewers.

Hi dear doc i am happy you always told nice things my mamogram became results ok now my surgeon told do yearly mamogram i want to ask you one thins plz tell me about first year i am thinking i will stay first year here this time i am at canada here i saw medical is very nice ivwas thinking i went my back home my home is at india north part kashmir i think i can not come here again because i can not manage here stairs plz tell me some advise plz

@yerbba

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Thanks for writing. It sounds like you're having a difficult time after treatment. We can't quite tell what type of information would be most helpful. Would you write back to let us know what kind of information support you need?

What is the 2nd phase trial report of Dosterlimab people want it ....

@yerbba

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Thanks for the question. Receiving dosterlimab is only given to people whose cancers are advanced (spread to other parts of the body) that are mismatch repair-deficient. To receive this medication, the cancer must also have continued to grow after other treatment. Talking with your medical team about whether or not this is appropriate in your case would be the next step.

Hi dear doc this video is very helpful for me thanks i going this time of this position because of my mamogram ii did but i do not know resultats right nowbtill 18th i will know thatvday i have a ointment with her i am. Very up set this time yesterday i jad my homonal therphy now i have only 2 rounds of my therpy i dont know about 18th jan what will doc tell me about my cancer thanks my dearni am living in canada

@yerbba

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The Yerbba team is rooting for you!

The stress of the paid fmla is worse than anything else. Fighting to get paid is not what I need right now.

@yerbba

Жыл бұрын

So so true.