Uncertainty Stinks: Quote

"When you're in the midst of the diagnosis and staging process, and the tumor information is coming back in bits and pieces, at many different times, it is an extremely stressful time in your life.

Uncertainty really stinks! But you will feel SO much better once you know what you're dealing with, when your treatment plan has been worked out, and you start your treatment. Only then does much of that dreadful uncertainty lift, and you finally feel that you are doing something to get rid of the problem."

—Marisa Weiss MD

Comments

[Michelle / chelpixie]

Oh Susan. *hugs*

I remember when my dad first started deteriorating and how scary and devastating it was to see him in so much pain but not know what was causing it. I screamed at one of his doctors who told us yet again when a test came back negative once again.

Finally the doctors nailed it. When they started the treatment there was a bit of relief that we were doing *something*. Once we knew what he was dealing with, there wasn't so much fear. The anger lessened because the fear lessened. Because we knew it wasn't a brain tumor or MS or many of the other things that were speculated.

In summary, not knowing and the fear that comes with that, really sucks.