detoxing_dori on Nostr: The symptoms that lead to my cancer diagnosis: 1. Hot flashes - I’d literally be ...
The symptoms that lead to my cancer diagnosis:
1. Hot flashes - I’d literally be walking through the house and suddenly be drenched in sweat.
2. Mood swings - wild waves of every emotion.
3. Chronic fatigue - couldn’t get enough sleep or feel rested ever.
4. Just feeling off - I couldn’t even really describe the feeling, I just didn’t feel like myself.
I honestly thought I was going through early menopause. I knew something was wrong though. When I first went to the doctors to get checked out my daughter was only one and a half so I had attributed most of my symptoms to being a new, tired mom who had just climbed out of the deep, dark, post partum depression hole.
However, once the depression began to subside and other symptoms like the hot flashes began, I knew something else was going on.
I never in a million years would have thought I had cancer. I was only 27 when the testing began.
First it started with finding a lump, then on to an ultrasound where the tumour was confirmed. Next step was a biopsy and finally the diagnosis. The worst part of all of this? It took six months to get from my first appointment to my diagnosis.
Never dismiss your symptoms. If YOU feel off, listen to your body.
Remember that you know your body and you need to advocate for yourself.
1. Hot flashes - I’d literally be walking through the house and suddenly be drenched in sweat.
2. Mood swings - wild waves of every emotion.
3. Chronic fatigue - couldn’t get enough sleep or feel rested ever.
4. Just feeling off - I couldn’t even really describe the feeling, I just didn’t feel like myself.
I honestly thought I was going through early menopause. I knew something was wrong though. When I first went to the doctors to get checked out my daughter was only one and a half so I had attributed most of my symptoms to being a new, tired mom who had just climbed out of the deep, dark, post partum depression hole.
However, once the depression began to subside and other symptoms like the hot flashes began, I knew something else was going on.
I never in a million years would have thought I had cancer. I was only 27 when the testing began.
First it started with finding a lump, then on to an ultrasound where the tumour was confirmed. Next step was a biopsy and finally the diagnosis. The worst part of all of this? It took six months to get from my first appointment to my diagnosis.
Never dismiss your symptoms. If YOU feel off, listen to your body.
Remember that you know your body and you need to advocate for yourself.