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Might need heart surgery, I'm devastated

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Munchkin

12/17/2023 at 9:58 PM

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My heart ❤️ is so torn 1yr ago today I was doing chemotherapy for Triple R Negative Breast Cancer and after that Radiation I am so devastated to have been dealing with the swelling on my right side to have it drained once as then going to physical therapy cause it came back at the same time as this my hands were swelling and I was getting shortness of breath I took but from what I am learning now there was other ways this could of been handled as the radiation gave me all these side effects I had a stress test done and my breathing has made arteries messed up thought I was going to get a stent put in but now might have to have heart ❤️ surgery I am devastated

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12/29/2023 at 5:02 AM

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Hi @Munchkin

How are you doing today?

I am sorry to hear about your radiation side effects and this surprise potential heart surgery. How are you taking the news? How are you coping? That sounds like a lot of news to handle.

Have you started making plans? What is the time line?

Take care,

Lizzi from the Carenity team

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Might need heart surgery, I'm devastated https://www.carenity.us/forum/cancer/living-with-cancer/current-problems-5651 2023-12-29 05:02:53

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02/06/2024 at 4:57 AM

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I am so sorry that you are having to go through this. I was diagnosed with stage three lung cancer four years ago. I went through thirty sessions of radiation, a couple of months of chemo, and then a year of immunotherapy. It's a lot to deal with and I feel for you. I'm dealing with the the shortness of breath, but not a lot of pain. You are the first person I have messaged and I wish you all the best!

Might need heart surgery, I'm devastated https://www.carenity.us/forum/cancer/living-with-cancer/current-problems-5651 2024-02-06 04:57:32

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DCline3dogs

02/18/2024 at 9:05 PM

I completely understand as I don’t have anyone to talk to also. I’m a widow & I live alone. My oldest son died in 2021 & my youngest son & his family live 3 hours. My father is dead & my mother has chronic back pain & is immobile. My younger sister lives with our mother & she is going through a divorce from her husband who abandoned her. My sister doesn’t visit me, help me, call me & rarely texts me. I have various cousins, a niece & nephew that are spread out in nearby states but are hours away from me. After I told my friends I had cancer, they quit contacting me. I have learned how to be my own care giver. It has been very difficult. I’ll admit I’ve been depressed, cried a lot, felt sorry for myself but I never gave up. I prayed & read my Bible everyday. Then I found cancer groups online like this one where I could share what I was going through & got empathetic responses. That really kept me going. I hope you find someone to talk to but I highly recommend the online cancer chat groups.

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