Hormone therapy struggling in 4th year
Ive been taking Aromasin for just over 4 years along with medication to help me sleep and for depression and magnified anxiety. I have back ache, stiff joints, hot flushes and struggle to think strai...
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Hi Temple, I know what you mean about feeling you're the only one, a friend was diagnosed with BC, had a mastectomy, chemo now hormone therapy, she defiantly gets it, other friends can only sympathize.
I tell them about the side effects of the meds, they listen but can't see a physical change and usually can't help with the phycological for long, they end up avoiding the issues after a while because they don't know what to say.
Its good to talk to someone who can say "I get insomnia too and I never was anxious before but now Im anxious all the time and I take a sleeping pill every night!" You're not alone, and I've found this forum is a good in giving me hope and support.
With regards to my oncologist, I've always thought her job was just to get me through the treatment, jolly me along as she puts it! I think she listens to my complaints, she does acknowledge there are side effects then writes a script to fix the problem, and see you next time!
She doesn't sympathize, she doesn't go there, I go to a phycologist from the Cancer council for that! They were very helpful in getting my head sorted, they understand the journey of BC and side effects.
I want to get to the finish, I want to know I've done everything I can to prevent this hideous disease coming back.
I remind myself of why Im doing this and keep going.
I wish you all the best, it can be a long journey (hate that reference, none of us want to go on it) but hopefully we'll all get there and find some normality at the end.
Hope Ive helped you as you have me, all the best, congrats on 18 months!
I tell them about the side effects of the meds, they listen but can't see a physical change and usually can't help with the phycological for long, they end up avoiding the issues after a while because they don't know what to say.
Its good to talk to someone who can say "I get insomnia too and I never was anxious before but now Im anxious all the time and I take a sleeping pill every night!" You're not alone, and I've found this forum is a good in giving me hope and support.
With regards to my oncologist, I've always thought her job was just to get me through the treatment, jolly me along as she puts it! I think she listens to my complaints, she does acknowledge there are side effects then writes a script to fix the problem, and see you next time!
She doesn't sympathize, she doesn't go there, I go to a phycologist from the Cancer council for that! They were very helpful in getting my head sorted, they understand the journey of BC and side effects.
I want to get to the finish, I want to know I've done everything I can to prevent this hideous disease coming back.
I remind myself of why Im doing this and keep going.
I wish you all the best, it can be a long journey (hate that reference, none of us want to go on it) but hopefully we'll all get there and find some normality at the end.
Hope Ive helped you as you have me, all the best, congrats on 18 months!