Emotional about DCIS and Potential Fatigue
I really empathise with a comment I read on this forum recently "I don't want to think of this as a big deal, but for some reason it kinda feels like a big deal." I was going to add my comments to tha...
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Hi Janie.
As you say, strings come in various lenghts--but they are still strings. You may ''only' have DCIS, but it's still bloody cancer; just thinking about that without doing anything in the way of treatment is exhausting, so give yourself a bit of mental space and worry about things only if they happen.
I had radiotherapy after nearly nine months of surgery, surgery and chemo. I was pretty buggered before I started, but was still able to do the 190km daily round trip without issue.
Perhaps it was relatively easy compared to what had come before, but I didn't mind the drive and the treatment itself wasn't too bad. OK, I resembled a BBQ chook by the end and stray dogs would follow me down the street salivating, but worse things have happened.
I think you are braver than me if you'll mind children ***shudder**" so you are likely to be just fine. MXX
As you say, strings come in various lenghts--but they are still strings. You may ''only' have DCIS, but it's still bloody cancer; just thinking about that without doing anything in the way of treatment is exhausting, so give yourself a bit of mental space and worry about things only if they happen.
I had radiotherapy after nearly nine months of surgery, surgery and chemo. I was pretty buggered before I started, but was still able to do the 190km daily round trip without issue.
Perhaps it was relatively easy compared to what had come before, but I didn't mind the drive and the treatment itself wasn't too bad. OK, I resembled a BBQ chook by the end and stray dogs would follow me down the street salivating, but worse things have happened.
I think you are braver than me if you'll mind children ***shudder**" so you are likely to be just fine. MXX