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Recovery post treatment
Hi out there... I have just finished my last radiotherapy appointment following a mastectomy and immediate reconstruction in Feb (with sentinal node removal only - node was positive after final pat...
It wouldn't hurt for your physio specialist to give you the once over and perhaps even a massage, or train a friend or partner where to massage for your back.
I kept myself amused with jigsaw puzzles and movies for many weeks after treatment as my mind just couldn't sit right doing a lot of things I used to do quite easily. It comes back, bit by bit.
I have a bit of a set back atm with a clot behind my eye and can't bend over or it kills the vision in one eye on and off. I was just getting back into gardening too. Feeling a bit cheated but its not all bad, hubby gets to continue with the vacuuming which I hate doing at the best of times.
I kept myself amused with jigsaw puzzles and movies for many weeks after treatment as my mind just couldn't sit right doing a lot of things I used to do quite easily. It comes back, bit by bit.
I have a bit of a set back atm with a clot behind my eye and can't bend over or it kills the vision in one eye on and off. I was just getting back into gardening too. Feeling a bit cheated but its not all bad, hubby gets to continue with the vacuuming which I hate doing at the best of times.