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Yasmin_Wiedeman
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12 years ago

2 years on...

So its neary 2 years since I was told I had Breast Cancer and yes, I'm better; I have no more Breast Cancer.  But I am constantly sick.  Whether its the flu, gastro, my nerve damage in my legs or headaches.  I never catch a break!!

Well I think I do, as I can be having a great run; feeling good, everything is hunky dory and then bam!!!  I get sick! 

Im embarrassed and ashamed as I let down my work.  How many times, can they put up with it?!  They were so brilliant through my whole ordeal but its beginning to wear thin and I seriously dont know what I can do about it.  I just want my old life back, when I was relable and NOT SICK! 

Is it just me????  Or do any of you know what I mean? 

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    Yasmin_Wiedeman
    Member
    12 years ago

    Im sorry, your not good either! You start to think that once treatment is over, you can have your old life back, but the aftermath is crap!  And people think, just because you've finished treatment, that your better, back to normal, recovered......but your not and they dont get it!

    I got peripheral neuropathy, thanks to the taxol chemo and am on drugs for that, but some days my legs decided to play up and yes, codene is my friend, but then that makes me tired, so really I cant win!  Ahhhh, the glamour of post breast cancer! lol! 

    I just want to know, if this is how its gonna be!  Constantly having something wrong with me???  Is this my life?? 

    Im normally a positve person, but its really beginning to get to me!

    Kerrilee, thank you for your message!  I really hope, things get better for you and I am sending you so many positive, feel better, piss off pain, vibes!  Things will get better for us!!!  Its just another light at the end of another tunnel we need to get too! xxxxxx