I kind of think it's reassuring that you've both been told the same thing - hopefully it helps you feel better too, at least a bit?

Yes, it actually does help. Not that I'm glad that your mother is going through this, but it does help to know that all of this is fairly routine and not something that doctor's have never seen before.

If only bodies could just behave, gosh!

No kidding. As if women don't go through enough with their bodies over the course of our lives.