Emotions after it is over
Hi. I was diagnosed back in sept 12 and had surgery in oct. it was dcis and thankfully we got it early and after a mastectomy with immediate reconstructio required no chemo or radio for which I am ver...
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Hi Kylie
I am also struggling with Tamoxifen as it gives me massive hot flushes, mood swings and fatigue (or is this the early menopause - who knows??) I saw my oncologist today who said I need to be on it til the end of the year and then if my hormone levels drop, I can try another type - Ive tried lots of andidepressants over the years after I lost my father to cancer and my mother developed it - and found the best one to be Axit - a lot of them make me sick. There;s nothing wrong with taking antidepressants - we have all been through hell with having cancer.
I think everyone expects us to be happy once treatment has finished and don't realise how life changing it is- the best thing I have done it to find a great psychologist who gives me strategies to cope - cos its very hard to be up all the time when you are often feeling down.
I wish you all the best - find some things you really enjoy in life and do them and find things to look forward to every day - that my other strategy and I'm trying hard to persist with it!
Cheers Nicole