The Secret Suckiness Of Life After Breast Cancer
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@arpie No she just had a good laugh. That’s okay. She probably hasn’t gone through menopause YET. Her time will come.0
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I f******g hate the laughing-at-menopause-symptoms-not-yet-menopausal-oncologist...
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My lovely abandoned-me-for-Orange GP told me that, if she has to find a new doctor, she finds out how old they are first. If they're around the same age, they or their friends will be likely to be going through the same shit.4
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Me too, @kmakm. Great advice there, @Sister. I may be changing GPs again (whilst she is on maternity leave) as she also doesn't really take the side effects seriously - tho she DID put me on Prednisone for my uke gig at the Blue Mountains in Feb.
I'll see which 'older' female GPs may be at the practise - trouble is - they seem to have a revolving door!! If only mine would come back from Melbourne!
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I actually really appreciate my ‘fifteen yr old’ GP. She doesn’t question me on my side effects, she researches them, proves me right or otherwise, then gives me material to present to my ‘specialists’, who have seen it all so had refuse to listen until started having something to back me up. Sometimes the young are better because they not only have the new research knowledge but are keen to learn more.2
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That's good advice @Sister! Like most things in life, GPs are a mixed bag. Experience has told me never to bond with a GP of child bearing age. I've lost SO many to their own kids. I don't resent it of course, but your heart sinks a little when they tell you. It's tiring to have to start the getting to know you/trust process all over again.0
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Hey Silba, I also had the joy/tears of seeing my eldest graduate last month. When I was first diagnosed he was 3 and his younger brother was 12 months old. I remember doing a “deal with God/the universe” and begging to be able to live long enough to see them go through school & grow to be adults. I promised the universe I would “be good”. Not sure I’ve kept up my end of the bargain 🤪 but seeing him reach this milestone (& wearing my chemo wig for its first public outing) was huge. Completely understand the tears. I hope you can get to see many more milestones for your family. Hugs.Silba said:
“... I had a wonderful moment yesterday , my eldest son had his University graduation , I cried, not only because I was proud but because I was alive to see it happen, his professor was sitting next to me , thought I was a total nutcase, pity I couldn't tell him that I have Mets...”
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I am sure later this year when my youngest graduates with honours in Psychology (she was in year 9 at high school when I was diagnosed with TNBC and I kept being allergic to chemos).. I will be a very proud and teary mess .... her 21st last year saw me her only parent there when asked to speak just burst into tears.
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Highly recommend laser therapy for cording... go regularly to keep it at bay. There are Lymphodoema laser specialists in Adelaide...0
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@SoldierCrab - your daughter would have graduated by now - how wonderful for you both xx Happy New Year xx
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Brilliant @SoldierCrab! Congratulations to your clever daughter on her achievement and to you for raising her! You look really well lovely. Biggest of happy hugs, K xox1
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Wonderful pic xx0
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I foiund this short article very well written and it express so much of my own feelings
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jan/29/my-cancer-recovery-was-relatively-smooth-why-do-i-feel-in-limbo
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