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Treatment is over. Where did 'normal me' go?
I remember at the beginning of all this, when I was undoubtedly stronger and determined to fight and determined to be proactive in my treatment every step of the way, writing down a list of questions...
You are exhausted. It may take some time to recover. My cancer counsellor said assume 12 to 18 months to recover after cancer treatment ends. I am so sorry you feel like this, but it's not your fault. The treatment pushes us to our limits. Work is not for you,right now, I suspect.
One thing I thought was that as well as being tired you are now wiser. We start out asking questions of doctors but eventually learn they know much more about this than we do, it's hard to compete. In the end we have to do the treatment, which is very difficult. And that is enough. We don't have to second guess the experts as well. We have to keep our diminishing energy for the treatment and recovery.
good luck with these tests, I hope they reveal nothing sinister. Best wishes Karen