Struggling through Chemo
Hi all, My nurse has just introduced me to this group. I’m hoping to connect and share my story and hopefully somehow feel better. After being diagnosed and a short time later having a mastectomy a...
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Hello my fellow strugglers, I hope you all had a better Christmas than last year.
Today marks 1 year since my first chemo, I remember sitting in the car on the way to the appointment thinking 'this time next year chemo will be done and dusted'.
1 year on I'm feeling almost normal, with the addition of some extra muscle aches, a not quite right right shoulder and the ongoing medication and appointments. None of these things really impact my day to day life, although the monthly injections are a bit of an inconvenience, especially when trying to figure out travel. My husband may need to expand his nursing duties now to include zolodex injections, or maybe I'll get my ovaries removed and solve that problem permanently.
Other than those niggling issues I'm feeling well, my hair has grown back pretty much like it was before, possibly a bit more wavey, but the colour is the same, and I've had my first proper haircut. I've lost about 10kg, which thankfully was a good silver lining for me. I feel a little bit reborn with the weight loss and new hair.
Life carries on, and I'm grateful to be living in a time when I can access all the treatment I've had, and continue to have access to, giving me a very good chance of a future I wouldn't have had.
Wishing you all a happy and healthy 2025.
Katie
Today marks 1 year since my first chemo, I remember sitting in the car on the way to the appointment thinking 'this time next year chemo will be done and dusted'.
1 year on I'm feeling almost normal, with the addition of some extra muscle aches, a not quite right right shoulder and the ongoing medication and appointments. None of these things really impact my day to day life, although the monthly injections are a bit of an inconvenience, especially when trying to figure out travel. My husband may need to expand his nursing duties now to include zolodex injections, or maybe I'll get my ovaries removed and solve that problem permanently.
Other than those niggling issues I'm feeling well, my hair has grown back pretty much like it was before, possibly a bit more wavey, but the colour is the same, and I've had my first proper haircut. I've lost about 10kg, which thankfully was a good silver lining for me. I feel a little bit reborn with the weight loss and new hair.
Life carries on, and I'm grateful to be living in a time when I can access all the treatment I've had, and continue to have access to, giving me a very good chance of a future I wouldn't have had.
Wishing you all a happy and healthy 2025.
Katie