Over it

Thank you for venting and sharing your experience so far in your chemo treatment.  Your question about feeling better again after treatment and having it answered so positively by Deanne has made me feel less anxious about starting this treatment.

I can understand why you are feeling so over everthing right now.  It must be very disappointing to be missing out on your holiday to Hawaii.  I would be resentful and upset if it were me too. It isn't fair!  I, like Deanne, hope that you get an opportunity in the very near future to take a holiday, if not to Hawaii, somewhere special.

All the best.

Joy xx

Thanks for replying.  It can feel a bit surreal and isolating at times so it is good to get some information from those who know! One day at a time sounds good. It is truly inspiring to read the blogs of other women and to feel the hope they have for themselves and others. I will let you know how I get on when the drs are back! Take Care and yes I would be pretty bummed about Hawaii too - not fair!

Tanya

Missing out on Hawaii because of chemo, you poor thing! I hope you get a chance to go in the future after BC. :( Deanne x

Thanks Deanne, I always read your posts and am inspired . I guess like everyone else I cannot wait for chemo to finish . I was supposed to be flying out to Hawaii in 2 days with my daughter - instead I'm going to chemo so am feeling particularly sorry for myself right now. I think you are right regarding. The body becoming tired towards the end of chemo. My fatigue definitely seems to be cumulative. I'm so glad you are doing well. Sophie xxx

The worrying and the waiting is the hardest bit. It is a shame with the timing of the holidays dragging things out even more for you. Please use this site to talk with others who are going through or have been through all this too. I found reading other people's bloggs helped to prepare me for what was to come. Reading real stories seemed to help more than just reading all the standard info that you get from doctors, cancer council etc. Beware of some of the forums that you find on google however, they can be a very unreliable source of info. BCNA is a great trustworthy Australian source of info that you can rely on. All the best for your next op and whatever treatment you need. Sophie is right just take it one step at a time. It is not a situation that any of us want to be in, but you will find lots of support from the women on here when you need it, holidays or not! Take care and good luck. Deanne xxxxoooo

Yes, life does get better pretty soon after treatment. I had 6 rounds of chemo (last one 19 September) and radiotherapy which ended 12 November. I started tamoxifen a week after radiotherapy ended. I am feeling better each day. I have found exercise helps to counteract most side effects of tamoxifen and am enjoying my daily 3 km walk and swim 500m most days (it is great in the Qld heat). I still get very tired at night but feel my energy levels are returning to normal. Oh, and my eyebrows and eyelashes are back and the hair is growing! I found the last 6 weeks of chemo were tough mentally and physically. My body was worn out and it felt like each day was a marathon or some sort of horrible endurance test! But you do get there and once you start to feel better it improves quickly. Just know that each day is another day closer to feeling better, and boy does it feel great to not have all those horrible chemo side effects anymore. I actually felt better each day of radiotherapy until the end when I got very tired and a bit sore. But life is great now. You will get there, just hang in there, one day at a time. Take care. Deanne xxxxoooo

Yes, life does get better pretty soon after treatment. I had 6 rounds of chemo (last one 19 September) and radiotherapy which ended 12 November. I started tamoxifen a week after radiotherapy ended. I am feeling better each day. I have found exercise helps to counteract most side effects of tamoxifen and am enjoying my daily 3 km walk and swim 500m most days (it is great in the Qld heat). I still get very tired at night but feel my energy levels are returning to normal. Oh, and my eyebrows and eyelashes are back and the hair is growing! I found the last 6 weeks of chemo were tough mentally and physically. My body was worn out and it felt like each day was a marathon or some sort of horrible endurance test! But you do get there and once you start to feel better it improves quickly. Just know that each day is another day closer to feeling better, and boy does it feel great to not have all those horrible chemo side effects anymore. I actually felt better each day of radiotherapy until the end when I got very tired and a bit sore. But life is great now. You will get there, just hang in there, one day at a time. Take care. Deanne xxxxoooo

Yes, life does get better pretty soon after treatment. I had 6 rounds of chemo (last one 19 September) and radiotherapy which ended 12 November. I started tamoxifen a week after radiotherapy ended. I am feeling better each day. I have found exercise helps to counteract most side effects of tamoxifen and am enjoying my daily 3 km walk and swim 500m most days (it is great in the Qld heat). I still get very tired at night but feel my energy levels are returning to normal. Oh, and my eyebrows and eyelashes are back and the hair is growing! I found the last 6 weeks of chemo were tough mentally and physically. My body was worn out and it felt like each day was a marathon or some sort of horrible endurance test! But you do get there and once you start to feel better it improves quickly. Just know that each day is another day closer to feeling better, and boy does it feel great to not have all those horrible chemo side effects anymore. I actually felt better each day of radiotherapy until the end when I got very tired and a bit sore. But life is great now. You will get there, just hang in there, one day at a time. Take care. Deanne xxxxoooo

Hi Tanya , Sorry to hear you have such a wait . The waiting is the hardest part . You will find plenty of women on here with similar circumstances to you ( too many of us with. This horrid disease) I've had a mastectomy and auxiliary clearance with 1 lymph node positive . My treatment is 6 months of chemo followed by radiotherapy and then Tamoxifen as my tumours were estrogen positive. Soon enough you will know your pathology report inside out and will have many questions which the lovely ladies on here will be able to answer for you as well as support you. The best piece of advice I have been given on here is to take one day at a time- when things get a bit overwhelming I really try to remember this. Take care and stay in touch, Sophie xx

Hi Sophie. I am at the beginning of this journey so I can't imagine how you must feel but I guess I will find out! I was diagnosed with BC on 14 November, had a mastectomy on 18 December.  I have clear margins on my chest wall (grade 2  tumour) but the results say I have it in my sentinal node so apparently that means more surgery and then chemo! I have a copy of the report and I thinkit says I am positive for hormone receptors. I thought I would try this blog to see if  anyone has had a similiar experience? It is a bit frustrating that it is holiday time because I have to wait until the drs come back from their holidays. Yes it is the worrying that is so hard. Can't really talk to friends and family because then they start worrying too.  But I reckon it is ok to vent!

Hope you are feeling better soon.

Tanya