WOW Treatment finished but what now?

Firstly congratulations on completing treatment! Yay for you! I finished treatment 12 months ago last week. We cannot go 'back' to our old life because life is always about moving forward. Things happen that change our direction in life all the time, good and bad. There are things that we can learn from our BC experiences that will help us to find a way forward to that 'new normal'. I decided that the best way for me to cope with the knowledge that there was a chance of recurrence was to use this as motivation to live well. I had already had BC effect my life in some negative ways so it was time to make some changes. I took this little step by little step not sure where I would end up but trying too just keep improving things for myself. One of the important things for me was to find things that made me feel better and do these as often as possible. The reverse happened too. Things that had a negative effect on me I found I could limit in many ways. It is different for everybody but the theory is there. For me it was looking after myself by eating healthy food (I made changes slowly but 12 months later my pantry and fridge look very different from before). BCNA have a great booklet on healthy eating which is a good way to start. I also exercised everyday, slowly increasing this until I felt good about what I was doing. I also saw my GP and took advantage of the 5 subsidized sessions with a physio that we are entitled to to help with recovery. I saw a lady who was qualified in Pinc Pilates and she designed a home program to help me which I still do everyday. So I guess the way forward is to look at what you can do to make your life better. Get help from your GP, a counsellor, nutritionist, physio whatever you need. Reward yourself when you think you have made a good effort or change. Keep in contact with the ladies on here, and/or find a local support group. Don't expect to feel terrific instantly but try to keep moving forward and acknowledge what you achieve regularly. You deserve to feel as good as you can. You have already taken the first step by reaching out on here. Take care and keep in touch. Just reading other people's posts helped me. Deanne xxx