સ્તન કેન્સર નિદાન

MyBreast Cancerjourney began in 2016 when my daughter was just four. I felt a lump in my breast and a slight fever, which prompted me to go to my gynaecologist. At that time, my daughter had just left breastfeeding; hence, the doctor dismissed the lump, saying it could be because of that. I could feel the lump, but it didn't hurt at all. I asked the gynaecologist to check it, and he asked me to get an FNAC done. I got my FNAC done from a lab in Indore. The results revealed that there was no cancer. We were relaxed, and we left it at it. After quite a long time, when we were in Thailand, my lump became quite large. We came back to India and got my check-up done. I got myએમઆરઆઈdone, which showed stage 3Breast Cancer.

સ્તન કેન્સર સારવાર

My husband wanted the best treatment, so we went to Mumbai, leaving our daughter with our joint family. The doctor said that my lump was quite big, so I should first go for myકિમોચિકિત્સાઃcycles and then go forSurgery. He also diagnosed that I had cancer cells on the axilla part of the other arm, for which I would need anotherSurgery.

Initially, it was tough for me. I used to think it was a dream that I hadસ્તન નો રોગ. It was my daughter who pushed me to fight against Breast Cancer. Since she was only four, I wanted to make sure that she always had her mom, and due to this need, I got back into daily activities.

After four cycles of Chemotherapy, I had mySurgerydone and then didRadiation therapy. In March 2017, my wholeસ્તન કેન્સર સારવારપૂર્ણ થયું હતું.

આધ્યાત્મિકતા

When I was getting myChemotherapydone, I was inહતાશા. I was in lots ofPain. One family member told me I should keep a spiritual connection, so I joined the Bhramhakumaris. I was wearing a scarf as I had no hair. I could not socialize, go outside, or meet my relatives, and at that time, that was the only place where they accepted me as I was. They also adjusted the timing of their classes for me, and that was where I connected with the divine.

જ્યારે રોગની સ્વીકૃતિ આવી ત્યારે મને શા માટે પ્રશ્નનો અંત આવ્યો. સ્વીકાર્યા પછી, ઉપચાર શરૂ થાય છે, અને તમે સમસ્યાને બદલે ઉકેલ પર ધ્યાન કેન્દ્રિત કરો છો.

મારી સપોર્ટ સિસ્ટમ

My family was very supportive throughout myBreast Cancerjourney. My husband was shocked, and I used to boost him, saying everything would be fine. My mother-in-law, sister and brother-in-law were also very supportive. I could leave my daughter with them and not worry about her. My father was always with me and accompanied me for everyChemotherapysession. My mom was my pillar of strength. It was her prayers that worked for me. She used to send food for me when I was taking myChemotherapyin the hospital, and on Sundays, I used to look forward to that. When you have something to look forward to, the journey becomes much more accessible.

My daughter always kept me going. I wanted to give her the proper upbringing, so whenever I was broken or used to come back home after taking Chemotherapy, I used to think that my daughter had to submit her art project tomorrow and needed my help. Since it was her first year of school, I didn't want her teachers to believe she was lagging and should not feel the emptiness, which always kept me motivated. Even when I was in Pain, I used to forget about myPainand used to do things with her.

કેન્સર પછી જીવન

કેન્સરે મને ઘણો બદલ્યો. ભ્રમહાકુમારીઓની પણ મારા પર ખૂબ જ સકારાત્મક અસર પડી. 2017માં હું ખૂબ જ અલગ વ્યક્તિ હતો. એવું લાગે છે કે મારી બે બાજુઓ છે, એટલે કે, પ્રથમ, કેન્સર પહેલાં કોમલ અને બીજી, કો, કેન્સર પછીની મલ. હું સાવ અલગ માણસ હતો. જીવનને એક નવો અર્થ મળ્યો, અને મેં તે બધું છોડી દીધું જેના પર આપણે ક્રોધ કરીએ છીએ. મને જીવન પ્રત્યે એક નવો પરિપ્રેક્ષ્ય મળ્યો અને જાણ્યું કે સુખ કેટલું મહત્વનું છે. આ યાત્રામાં આપણે શરીર નથી પણ આત્મા છીએ.

કેન્સર પછીનું જીવન સુંદર છે; તે મારા લેખો, કવિતાઓ અથવા હું જે લખું છું તેનો એક ભાગ છે. હું હંમેશા કહું છું કે કેન્સરે મને એક સારો વ્યક્તિ બનાવ્યો છે, અને મારા જીવનમાં આવવા બદલ હું તેનો આભાર માનું છું કારણ કે તેણે મને એક સારો માણસ બનાવ્યો છે. હું હંમેશા અનુભવું છું કે હું મારા લાયક કરતાં વધુ આશીર્વાદિત છું.

સ્તન કેન્સર રીલેપ્સ

When I had a reoccurrence, I could accept it easily. It was not that difficult for me. Mastectomy was done during the firstBreast Canceroccurrence. I had tiny mosquito bite-type spots, but I was ignoring them. I takeહોમીઓપેથીtreatment for normal cough and cold. So I went to my homoeopathic doctor, who said it was an allergy and gave me a treatment. But I should give it a bit more thought. I visited an oncologist in Indore for my mother-in-law since she had breast fibroids that needed to be checked every six months. I also went to the oncologist and got myself checked. The doctor gave me an anti-allergic medicine for three days and asked me to consult again if it did not recede.

મેં વિચાર્યું કે મારી માસ્ટેક્ટોમી પહેલેથી જ થઈ ચૂકી હોવાથી, જો કોઈ પુનરાવર્તિત થાય તો તે બીજી બાજુ હશે. પરંતુ હું ક્યારેય જાણતો ન હતો કે તે એક જ બાજુથી પણ થઈ શકે છે.

I had a massiveસર્જરીwhere the doctors removed the flap from my back and placed it on my mastectomy side, and an oophorectomy was also done. It was a much more severeSurgerycompared to the first one.

My surgeon asked me to consult a doctor from ટાટા મેમોરિયલ હોસ્પિટલ, and then I started myTargeted therapy. It was a 21-day cycle, seven days break, and then seven days break, and then you had to undergo some tests, and again, the cycle started for 21 days. I have taken 15 cycles, and it is still going on. My doctor says I will have to take it for quite a long time or at least two years, and the rest depends on my recovery. I do write and also do a lot of art activities because all these things make me happy.

કર્ક- વેશમાં આશીર્વાદ

Quite soon after my second Surgery, I participated in an International Literature Festival and shared the stage with Nilotpal Mrinal, ફોલ્સmi Ramani and many other elite authors. There, I presented my poem again on cancer: "Jeevan me mere basant aaya hai, aur ye naya mausam mera cancer dost laya hai, in which I address cancer as a friend and a blessing in disguise.

((કવિતા))

ભગવાનમાં શ્રદ્ધા રાખો

હું ખૂબ જ ઝડપથી ભગવાન સાથે જોડાઈ; તે હંમેશા મારી સાથે છે. જ્યારે હું મુશ્કેલીમાં હોઉં ત્યારે હું હંમેશની જેમ તેની સાથે ફોન કરીને વાત કરી શકું છું. મને લાગે છે કે હું ભગવાનનો પ્રિય બાળક છું, અને તે મને બિનજરૂરી રીતે પરેશાન કરશે નહીં. દરેક વસ્તુ માટે એક કારણ હોય છે. હું ભગવાનમાં દ્રઢપણે માનું છું, અને હું તેમને "બાબા" કહું છું. જ્યારે મારા બાબા મારી સાથે સમગ્ર બ્રહ્માંડની સંભાળ રાખે છે ત્યારે મારે શા માટે કંઈપણથી ડરવું જોઈએ?

I have bilateral breast cancer, so I cannot be pricked on the arms forBlood Tests. So I have to get my blood drawn from my feet or port, but I haven't faced any trouble because some expert is always there to help me or for home visits. God always sends his messenger for my help as I am his favourite child. I have faced so many situations that appeared to be difficult for everybody, but frankly, I have never faced troubles because help was always sent to me before I asked for it.

સંગિની સપોર્ટ ગ્રુપ

Sangini is aBreast Cancersupport group in Indore. I met Anuradha Saxena for my lymphedema issues, and she is a gem of a woman. We arrange picnics where we connect with other cancer survivors, too. I could not make chapattis because of લિમ્ફેડેમા; I was scared it would increase. Still, seeing other survivors doing their routine chores and managing Lymphedema motivated me a lot. Anuradha Saxena was always there to guide and support me.

વિદાય સંદેશ

'મને કેમ' પૂછશો નહીં, કારણ કે તે ભગવાનને પ્રશ્ન કરવા જેવું છે. ઈશ્વરમાં શ્રદ્ધા રાખો; તે જે કરે છે તેના માટે તેની પાસે કારણો છે. ખૂબ જ ખુશી અને હિંમતથી દરેક વસ્તુનો સામનો કરો. આપણે ઈશ્વરના બાળકો છીએ; વસ્તુઓ પર દ્વેષ ન કરો, તમારા આશીર્વાદ ગણો અને રડવાને બદલે ઉકેલો વિશે વિચારો. લોકોએ સાંભળીને ગભરાવું જોઈએ નહીં કે તે કેન્સર છે કારણ કે ત્યાં સારવાર છે, અને તમે ઇલાજ કરી શકો છો. હું લોકોને પ્રોત્સાહિત કરવા અને તેમને નિર્ભય બનાવવા માંગુ છું.

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