Life after Cancer?....define LIFE!
It's been a year since my diagnosis and all my active treatment ended in Sept 2015. But then came BRCA2, prophylactic hysterectomy, early menopause with hot flushes so bad, night sweats, sleep depriv...
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All good, the rotten Zoladex injection, 9 down 15 to go.
What can I say to cheer you up, not sure except to say I hope venting has helped release some of the pressure that has been building inside you.
Sex the specialist asks? Don't they realise that the girlie bits have been invaded and not quite receptive to the romance of life when the sweat is pouring out, without any exertion? The bones ache, there is hair missing from strange places and bits hanging on, sleep deprivation, can't always walk in a straight line as we've become lopsided boob women and the specialist asks about sex?
As to what to take in a natural form for night sweats, goodness knows but if you do a search on this site I am sure someone well before us has been through it and found something to give relief.
I know it's a bit cliché but we are all in this together and please come back on and vent as it all helps. As Tracy said, battle weary, so true!
Yes there is life after cancer it just has a few crooked miles that you have to travel to get there. Don't let it invade your soul and courage. Take pleasure in the small things and worry less as you are in good professional hands and you have this network to help you through as well as family and close friends.
Take care
Christine xx