I think I am reading too much :(
Morning everyone. I am reasonably new to this cancer world and still in the overwhelmed stage. I had a right breast mastectomy on NYE and the pathology report showed nothing in lymph nodes, but small...
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Hi @looeeze, I can totally relate to how you are feeling and as you can see, many of us have felt the same. My advice is to be very careful with what you are reading. When I was first diagnosed I became obsessed with finding out everything I could which lead me down the many rabbit holes of the internet - most of which did nothing for my mental health. As has already been said, often when people post, they/we are looking for advice and this forum is a wealth of really good information.
I enlisted a psychologist who was excellent and she reminded me that I was reading about other people’s stories and they were not my story. Try not to get ahead of yourself - easy for me to say, but I was in your shoes at this very time last year.
Here is me in a nutshell - (53 at diagnosis and having a great life) ILC in left breast, ER+ Node negative; had neo adjuvant chemo (4 x AC, 12 x taxol) double mastectomy with expanders in June, switched to implants in December and now take an AI. I was a full time teacher and returned part way through Term 3 on a graduated return and finished Term 4 working 4 days. I decided that I would work 4 days a week in 2021 and I am loving it. At first I felt kind of ‘ripped off’ that I wasn’t full time as I love my job, but I reframed my thinking and make sure I do something really lovely on my day off - coffee/swim etc. Today I went out on the jet ski and sat on a tidal sand bank watching pelicans and swimming. Could I see this for me last year? Definitely not, but as time passed I settled down.
This time will pass for you and this is your own story. Your experience is going to be unique to you. Sure, you may experience some side effects and that’s where some of us here will be able to you. Take one day at a time. This is definitely a challenge, but it is very doable. You will get back to exercise, in fact, it is really good for you to keep doing what you can during your treatment. Wishing you all the best, this time will pass. M x
I enlisted a psychologist who was excellent and she reminded me that I was reading about other people’s stories and they were not my story. Try not to get ahead of yourself - easy for me to say, but I was in your shoes at this very time last year.
Here is me in a nutshell - (53 at diagnosis and having a great life) ILC in left breast, ER+ Node negative; had neo adjuvant chemo (4 x AC, 12 x taxol) double mastectomy with expanders in June, switched to implants in December and now take an AI. I was a full time teacher and returned part way through Term 3 on a graduated return and finished Term 4 working 4 days. I decided that I would work 4 days a week in 2021 and I am loving it. At first I felt kind of ‘ripped off’ that I wasn’t full time as I love my job, but I reframed my thinking and make sure I do something really lovely on my day off - coffee/swim etc. Today I went out on the jet ski and sat on a tidal sand bank watching pelicans and swimming. Could I see this for me last year? Definitely not, but as time passed I settled down.
This time will pass for you and this is your own story. Your experience is going to be unique to you. Sure, you may experience some side effects and that’s where some of us here will be able to you. Take one day at a time. This is definitely a challenge, but it is very doable. You will get back to exercise, in fact, it is really good for you to keep doing what you can during your treatment. Wishing you all the best, this time will pass. M x