What is this? BC was all behind me
I have been doing really well. I mean really, really well. Diagnosed Oct 2015, surgery chemo, radiation, 12 months Herceptin all over by Dec 2016. Finally got back to work full time more than a year a...
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Hi @jennyss thanks for your wishes.
Hey @iserbrown Hadn't heard of post mastectomy syndrome before. I have now googled it. What a bummer for you! I really hope you get relief and it never comes back again.
Reading your reply left me feeling "Duh, silly me" everything you say makes sense and I don't know why I didn't see it before. I guess it just comes down to that I had different expectations. Prior to cancer I always pushed myself which is why I had such a hard time accepting the fatigue and need to take a step back during treatment. Since going back to work full time I got used to people saying how well I look or how well I am doing and I guess that kind of stuck in my head as the way it should be and that didn't include fatigue anymore. But yes, you are so right, our bodies have been through the wringer, and with chemopause continue to go through the wringer. Of course bouts of ongoing fatigue are understandable. What a ninny I am.
God it is so good to have a network where you can come and get a good reality check from people who truly understand. Your words and wisdom make complete sense. I should have read my earlier whingefests.
Thanks again
Nadine
Hey @iserbrown Hadn't heard of post mastectomy syndrome before. I have now googled it. What a bummer for you! I really hope you get relief and it never comes back again.
Reading your reply left me feeling "Duh, silly me" everything you say makes sense and I don't know why I didn't see it before. I guess it just comes down to that I had different expectations. Prior to cancer I always pushed myself which is why I had such a hard time accepting the fatigue and need to take a step back during treatment. Since going back to work full time I got used to people saying how well I look or how well I am doing and I guess that kind of stuck in my head as the way it should be and that didn't include fatigue anymore. But yes, you are so right, our bodies have been through the wringer, and with chemopause continue to go through the wringer. Of course bouts of ongoing fatigue are understandable. What a ninny I am.
God it is so good to have a network where you can come and get a good reality check from people who truly understand. Your words and wisdom make complete sense. I should have read my earlier whingefests.
Thanks again
Nadine