My diagnosis: breast cancer!
Happiness in misfortune
Learn more about my diagnosis and why I share it with you and what innovations comes to rezeptliebe.net.
Hey dear reader,
on 26.04.2024, after long consideration, I decided to make my diagnosis “breast cancer” public. The first brief announcement was on my Instagram profile @rezeptliebe.
In my short reel I show some excerpts of my last months and for the first time I informed about my new situation. You can watch the video here:
I have been thinking for a long time if I share this personal video at all. But it is as it is. Like me, there are many other people who are affected by cancer. It does not matter who is affected by which cancer. In the end, we are all sitting in the same boat.
In my case, it is a diagnosis of breast cancer. The diagnosis was a big shock to me. After my first signs, I had a strange gut feeling, but I did not expect this diagnosis. Who expects something like that?
The big question about the why?
Of course, I asked at first: Why? Why do I have breast cancer so early? Why did it have to catch me? I am 32 years old and I am in the middle of life. I am a teenage mother mom and I am self-employed full-time. The best time of my life has just begun.
But it quickly became clear to me that such questions did not take me any further. That is why I have been focusing intensively on myself and my healing ever since. My breast cancer is curable. He was recognized early and did not spread. You could say that I have good luck in disaster.
What next – after my diagnosis?
Shortly after my diagnosis, various examinations followed. Then came the port surgery and my antibody and chemotherapy. My doctors opted for neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The chemotherapy is carried out before a planned operation. And in my case you could see that the tumour first became smaller and then completely disappeared. That is the best possible result, and I am so grateful for it.
But I’m honest – my last few months during chemotherapy have been anything but simple and beautiful. I have gone through a lot and had some ups and downs. I am and have always been very positive. But the subject of food was troublesome. Usually I love good food and the “selber” cooking, but I was not prepared for my side effects.
The food drew a stick through the invoice.
Before my diagnosis, I always had too much stress. All the work in the office as a self-employed person, the care and needs of my son, the household and much more. It was just too much for me. The “cooking” and “food” was only exhausting the months before my diagnosis. There was a hot meal every day, but the meals were usually cooked quickly. True to the motto “Dinner day abandonment”, chopped off and continue with the next task.
At the beginning of the diagnosis, I thought that I would do a lot more good during the chemo season. I wanted to get out of this cycle of stress and work. Life is simply too short, and I am learning it in the hard way. So I decided to reduce my stress to a minimum.
I also wanted to devote myself back to my passion, cooking. I wanted to continue to develop at recipe love. I wanted to create more recipes and experiment more. I wanted to approach the topic of food more consciously and simply enjoy everything in peace. Just live out my passion and let it go well as as far as I can.
But it came differently than hoped. At first you always hear about these side effects such as the typical chemo-related nausea or the weakened immune system. But that such extreme taste disorders could occur – I didn’t know about that. My sense of taste is turned upside down. Almost everything tastes different, unusual and strange.
Why do I share my diagnosis with you?
If I had known what was coming to me, I would have acted differently. I would have cooked all my favourite recipes before the first chemo. But I just had no plan and no idea. This fact also answers the question of why I publish my diagnosis.
I am one of many people who cause cancer every year. With my story, I may be able to encourage other people and also help with my experience.
I also want to remain authentic to my followers. This also includes being honest. In the long run, I will simply not be able to hide my diagnosis, and I do not want that.
What is my new plan with love for recipes? What next with my Food Blog?
Of course, I want to continue to expand my blog rezeptlieb.net and continue my Instagram account Ã…recipe fond.
But the further chalking of recipes will have to wait a little longer. My last chemotherapy was just a week ago. It can therefore take some time until I get my taste back and recovered.
In the meantime, however, I will simply focus on the here and now. I will get the most out of the situation for the time being. I will share my experience regarding my diagnosis breast cancer and my diet. I will show what problems I had to struggle with and how I could help myself a little. I may also be able to help other affected.
And in this sense I start my new Cancer Blog:
“The Cancer, my diet and I”.
