Friday, March 22, 2024

Life Decisions

The one thing on my mind today is that the endocrine therapy medication is causing me to have higher glucose numbers just when the other med was bringing them down. I am told or it is recommended highly to take the Astrazole to prevent the occurence of breast cancer at a later date.  Not only is it causing issues with blood glucose levels, but it also has a number of other side effects that I started to feel already on day 2.  

So, this is larger than the question of  discomfort and medication.  How do I want to live my life?  How much risk of death by cancer or diabetes or heart problems do I want to take on? Right now, I say no to more medication which staying on all these things will mean because I will have to take more diabetes medication if I stay with the endocrine therapy  course for 5 years.  How much risk am I willing to take?  How do I want to live my life?  It is a tough question that I don't have answers for.  My higher self,  the Universal being, I feel is being called to trust the future that I won't have a reoccurrence or that it will be manageable like this time.  I am very willing to get regular mammograms as often as necessary to perhaps spot this very early.  I was willing to take the medication without so many side effects.

I have asked for a consult with my Oncologist, Dr. DeYao when she is available.  I will wait for then.

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