Chemo Finished
Hi all
just finished 18 weeks of neoadjuvant chemotherapy! Now I'm waiting on a date to have my surgery for a double mastectomy and reconstruction, followed by 6 weeks of radiation. My oncologist p...
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Firstly congratulations on finishing chemo! You sound like a normally positive person but like most of us (no matter how positive we want to be) this process can have its down times.
I had some very teary days when I started tamoxifen. Maybe it was the drug, maybe the hormonal adjustments or maybe just the whole deal of having Breast cancer and treatment catching up with me. It did settle though.
It is so hard when you just want to start to move forward and feel 'normal' again but having a major illness does take over your life and does take a lot of adjusting too.
I am now 16 months from when I finished treatment (mastectomy, 18 weeks chemo and 25 radio sessions) and still have the odd day when I feel a bit fragile but feel pretty good most of the time. Tamoxifen side effects seem to settle and life does feel 'normal' again now.
Hope it helps to know that most of us have these feelings at some point and that usually time does help. I found keeping in touch with others on here very helpful. Take care and hope tomorrow is a better day for you.
Deanne xxx