[catinabagger]

Help me
I'm losing my mind
my Mom has a mammogram (routine) scheduled for tomorrow
she thinks her iron levels are low (she is deficient in iron and b12)
she thinks she may be going through menopause
and I'm freaking out
worrying she'll have breast cancer
(No history in her family and she has no triggers)
and worrying she'll die
if I lose her I'll go insane
I'm losing my mind
help

[gma45]

Bless your heart for caring so much about your mom. I think she will be fine with no history in the family and iron levels and b12 are easily fixed. Ask your self what can worrying fix! nothing. Just be there for your mom for support is the best thing you can do. Please try not to worry, I know it's hard. I think you can do it though. Take good care of yourself.

[pisces22]

I understand you completely. I'm scared when my mom isn't feeling well too or when she is getting tested for mammograms and stuff. gma45 is right, worrying does not fix anything. It's very hard not to worry but we have to try.

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[birdpumpkin]

My mom was just in the hospital a few weeks ago to get bypass surgery on her leg because of no circulation. I was so scared. I wasn't able to visit but a few times the whole week she was there, and I couldn't call her - she didn't feel like talking. For the first time in my life - I'm 42 - I realized just how important my mom was to me and what it would be like if she weren't here anymore. I told myself, what if this absence were permanent?? Since she's been home, I've been visiting almost everyday. I'm only a 15-minute drive away. I know one day it will be permanent, and that scares me, too. I understand your worries and fears. Just think that the mammogram will find out if anything is wrong, and if there is something, the doctors can fix it. It's best to have one than not and not know and let things go. I'm sure all will be well. I had a lump on my breast a couple years ago that I had removed. I was able to get my surgery low-cost through the health department and get free mammograms afterward. I regret now that I didn't go to my follow-up mammogram. It was free. I kick myself for it. It's really a good thing to do.