 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Some members have taken anxiety meds to help them get thru their treatments. Its pretty common to need a little temporary help. Being given a diagnosis of having cancer is a very scary event. Check with the doc about helping to ease her fears with some medications. They take a while to work so dont hold off on asking. Many patients are resistant to taking these type of meds but its just another tool to help get the patient thru their treatments and back onto the road of good health. Its not uncommon for caregivers to need this too. Many patients and caregivers will have therapists to help them deal with all the changes.
Best wishes!!!
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
