Hi Lorraine,
Sorry that you have to go through this so young! I believe there are young people's support groups around so maybe contact the cancer council who can advise about this. Also I think there is a young persons group on this site but sorry I don't know how to access it, but someone will.
All the best
Julia
Thank you for your kind words Robyn. It's hard for me to find that happy medium where I'm listening to what my body is telling me to do and when I should push myself to keep active. Going through my first treatment I've realised that my body has a rough trot for the first few days and then perks up again so I know that's my cue to get back into the swing of things. My head was in a very bad place a few days ago and the nausea feeling just wouldn't go away. I went to the hospital and they gave me another anti-nausea drug that fixed me straight away. It's good to know that I can open up like this and be able to provide and receive support during this time. I'm assuming that each round of chemo will be different though?? I just don't want to go through each round knowing that those bad thoughts are going to come back about me not getting better and that each minute that passes feels like an hour. I know that there are different complimentary programs that I can do so hopefully one of them will help me during my rough days. Thanks for being there to read what I've got to say. Take care xxx
Hi. I'm Teresa and I just joined tonight. It's amazing the amount of people diagnosed with this everyday. I'm up to having to chemo but what you wrote had an instant effect on me. I'm 31 with a child under 2 and a hubby. We found out that I had breast cancer in mid May and since then had the mastectomy, lymph nodes removed and now up to chemo. I wanted to go through it quickly, like a band aid. I knew all my decisions were going to be the right ones so why wait. I'm up to stage of how to keep focused during treatment. I'm going to try everything, yoga, counseling, relaxation, distractions, and the list goes on. I'll let you know how I go. I'm so sorry that you have to go through this. Hope to chat again soon. Take care xxx
Hi. I'm Teresa and I just joined tonight. It's amazing the amount of people diagnosed with this everyday. I'm up to having to chemo but what you wrote had an instant effect on me. I'm 31 with a child under 2 and a hubby. We found out that I had breast cancer in mid May and since then had the mastectomy, lymph nodes removed and now up to chemo. I wanted to go through it quickly, like a band aid. I knew all my decisions were going to be the right ones so why wait. I'm up to stage of how to keep focused during treatment. I'm going to try everything, yoga, counseling, relaxation, distractions, and the list goes on. I'll let you know how I go. I'm so sorry that you have to go through this. Hope to chat again soon. Take care xxx
