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KatRoberts
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12 years ago

Feeling better now

I was diagnosed with triple positive BC in August 2011' and have had 4 FECS, 25 rads, 12 taxols, and finished my years worth of herceptin in may this year. I am finally starting to get my life back and feel "normal" again. I honestly didn't realise how tired and crappy I have felt over the last 18 months until it has all stopped.. Finishing herceptin was scary though. My safety net of treatment has now finished, and I just have to hope and pray that it has worked, and I will continue to be cancer free. Next step is my reconstruction.. Booked for 30 August..
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    Jk48au
    Member
    12 years ago
    I can understand what you mean with learning to deal with the new you. I get very stressed at times and confused, I blame the 'chemo brain" but it is probably just ME. I was the treasurer of a women's group, but when this happened to me in November last year, I had to take a break, couldn't cope and have treatment every 3 weeks. They are expecting me to take it over again this October, but I am in the process of typing them a letter to tell them I can't cope with it yet. My treatment finishes in November other than tamoxifen for five years, but this new me is not the confident old me, I need more time to adjust. I am not even a year after surgery yet, so reading that you still have the odd problem 7 years on makes me feel it is ok for me to be like this. I wish you well in your future life and hope you don't have any more hurdles to cross, as you have been having. Keeping that chin up attitude does help and I like your new motto that you have added to it. You can only do what you can!! Which is what a good friend once told me and it is true Best of luck X Jill