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“This sucks”
Hi. This is a place I never thought I’d be posting in but thank you for allowing a safe space for me to just pour it out. I am 54 yrs and am now one week post op (partial mastectomy and nipple remova...
Hi @Jenmcd
I too had A/C and paclitaxel, but I had surgery (a single mastectomy) first. I had Herceptin for a year, with no side effects that I am aware of (11 years post diagnosis). Like @Blossom1961, no radiotherapy. Chemo was quite manageable (I worked throughout) and it’s hard to know how it will affect you until you start. Like many, I experienced some uncertainty about how to think of myself (as normal? As a bit of an invalid? Changed?) and a short time with a really good counsellor was invaluable. In the last decade I took on a challenging work role (in my 70s) and travelled a lot. Cancer is a frightening illness but treatment gets better and more focussed every year. Look after your head as well as your body and it can (almost) be educational!
Best wishes.
I too had A/C and paclitaxel, but I had surgery (a single mastectomy) first. I had Herceptin for a year, with no side effects that I am aware of (11 years post diagnosis). Like @Blossom1961, no radiotherapy. Chemo was quite manageable (I worked throughout) and it’s hard to know how it will affect you until you start. Like many, I experienced some uncertainty about how to think of myself (as normal? As a bit of an invalid? Changed?) and a short time with a really good counsellor was invaluable. In the last decade I took on a challenging work role (in my 70s) and travelled a lot. Cancer is a frightening illness but treatment gets better and more focussed every year. Look after your head as well as your body and it can (almost) be educational!
Best wishes.