Hello
I am a 10 year survivor (45 years old now) of Ductal Carcinoma with microinvasion, negative
nodesLymph node biopsy
Swollen glands
Swollen lymph nodes in the groin
Swollen lymph nodes under arm. I did not receive any chemo. I am not on
TamoxifenTamoxifen
Tamoxifen citrate (couldn't take it due to severe side effects). No
familyBirth control and family planning
Choosing a primary care provider
Ewing’s sarcoma
Family troubles - resources history.
No one has suggested any kind of follow up for me. The
firstFirst progesterone mc10
First progesterone mc5
First-progesterone vgs 100
First-progesterone vgs 200
First-progesterone vgs 25
First-progesterone vgs 400
First-progesterone vgs 50
First-testosterone
First-testosterone mc few years, they had me doing some general blood work and a ca15-3, but nothing now. In fact, we recently moved here to Detroit, and when I went to the doctor and asked her this question, she appeared quite baffled. She said I wouldn't need any follow up, that I was "probably cured". I went to another FP doc a few weeks ago for something else, and the response was similar. No follow up needed. Even my old GYN doc back home last year said there is nothing they would do in the way of follow up.
Have had bilateral
mastectomiesMastectomy
Mastectomy - series and am not yet menopausal. I just have a
fearFears and phobias of late onset metastatic disease, and have a hard time believing that I am "cured", never having to worry about late metastatic disease. I don't sit around obsessing, but i feel uneasy about it from time to time.
Is there anything I should be doing? My doc doesn't even think a consult with an oncologist is warrented, so unless she agrees to refer me, I can't go.
Should I just shut up and be happy, and not worry at all?