Chemo or no chemo
Hello all, I went to see oncologist the very first time on Tues and after his 'calculation' the 10 years overall survival rate is: * surgery + hormone therapy = 90% * surgery + hormone therap...
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Thanks @kitkatb and @kmakm for your advice. I think I was just so happy that chemo yesterday wasn’t as bad as I was expecting as my mastectomy and tissue expander surgery knocked me around way more than I had imagined. It was truly terrible and hard for me to get over. Now I’m post 6 weeks from surgery and feeling good so I was thrilled to find I was able to take the cold cap ok. The cold cap was super uncomfortable until around the 12-15 minute mark but after that it was fine.
I am being kind to myself today as after waking up feeling surprisingly pretty good I am now feeling pretty average. Taste buds have gone awol and I am feeling a lot more tired again. I’m just listening to my body and rest when I have to. I have heard the crash comes a bit later on after having chemo but I guess all I can do is wait and see how I go. I’ve never been more thankful for Netflix and Foxtel! X
I am being kind to myself today as after waking up feeling surprisingly pretty good I am now feeling pretty average. Taste buds have gone awol and I am feeling a lot more tired again. I’m just listening to my body and rest when I have to. I have heard the crash comes a bit later on after having chemo but I guess all I can do is wait and see how I go. I’ve never been more thankful for Netflix and Foxtel! X