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Has your memory been affected post treatment?
hi everyone, I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in 2015 and did surgery, TAC chemo (5 months), radiotherapy and I take aromatase inhibitor medication for a 10 year period. After my treatment ...
I know how you feel. I've always been a fairly 'high end' thinker with an excellent memory. I studied while I was in treatment and have changed careers. I started my new job 5 months ago-- the people who recruited me knew me before I got thrown back into the mincer. I am really struggling and I think it's getting worse. Ive done the cancer thing twice in ten years and I think my brain is ruined.
I'm no longer as tired as l was, but by mid afternoon I'm unable to remember things. I forget people's names. If I'm working on a report I get all muddled up and start going in circles. I work mainly from home and I'm too embarrassed to bill for all the time I'm spending on my projects. I spend hours of my own time rereading things, editing what I did the day before and trying to set myself up so I don't make idiotic mistakes. It is horrible and I want it to stop.
I'm no longer as tired as l was, but by mid afternoon I'm unable to remember things. I forget people's names. If I'm working on a report I get all muddled up and start going in circles. I work mainly from home and I'm too embarrassed to bill for all the time I'm spending on my projects. I spend hours of my own time rereading things, editing what I did the day before and trying to set myself up so I don't make idiotic mistakes. It is horrible and I want it to stop.