Donna
Hello everyone, I've just finished my 3rd AC with one more to go 2nd Feb followed by Taxol which will be weekly for 12 sessions. Being quite a social person I'm finding that I'm feeling like a specta...
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I can totally relate to what you felt ( and I can't drink wine or champagne either - how cruel is that?!) People mean well but you get so sick of talking about yourself, and being told you are 'brave'! What's so brave about trying to carry on as normal? But I find myself not really saying how I actually feel just to avoid the pitying looks. For my chemo I have been determined to carry on and work when I can in my 'good' weeks, and I will continue to, but I've come to the conclusion that it would have been so much easier just to escape from life for 3 months and become a hermit, that way you wouldn't have to keep up appearances and a cheery smile all the time, it can be very draining.
Small groups of close friends are definitely the way to go. I guess you will feel different, our new journey in life is so different to our friends, but you'll cope, and the treatment will end, and life WILL return to normal!
All the best
Julie