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Ellie F · 05-19-2009, 03:51 AM

Thanks Lani, this article has just confirmed some thoughts I have been having over the last couple of months about my own diagnosis.
For approx 18 months before diagnosis I was very stressed, tearful and down and felt I had lost (for the first time in my life) my resilience and ability to cope with problems.
When I was diagnosed the assumption by myself, family and friends was that all the stress etc had caused my bc.
I then started wondering if it was the other way round and whether a developing tumour in some way altered biochemical processes resulting in emotional changes!
Now seems this hypothesis may have some merit.
Ellie

05-19-2009, 03:51 AM	#2
Ellie F Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,526	Thanks Lani, this article has just confirmed some thoughts I have been having over the last couple of months about my own diagnosis. For approx 18 months before diagnosis I was very stressed, tearful and down and felt I had lost (for the first time in my life) my resilience and ability to cope with problems. When I was diagnosed the assumption by myself, family and friends was that all the stress etc had caused my bc. I then started wondering if it was the other way round and whether a developing tumour in some way altered biochemical processes resulting in emotional changes! Now seems this hypothesis may have some merit. Ellie