Does life go back to normal?
Hi! thanks to BCN for putting me onto this discussion page. I was diagnosed with ER, PR & HER2+ breast cancer June 2024 at the age of 53yrs. Had surgery to remove two (R) breast aggressive tumours, ...
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Hi @LisaRH
The answer is life will go back to what I call a “ new normal”.
I liken the receipt of a breast cancer diagnosis to a type of death - the death of your formerly bulletproof self.
As with all deaths there will be a period of grieving and many talk about the various stages of grieving ( final stage is acceptance).
As you complete treatment and move forward with your life things will never be quite the same again but in time you will get on with life and memories will fade .
An example for me is the pain I felt after my mastectomy - at the time I couldn’t believe it and it lasted so long ( about 6 weeks for me) that I actually got quite “ down” and actually had a couple of sessions with a psychologist specialising in cancer related distress.The pain eventually subsided and years later it’s but a very distant memory ( I never had children but a friend who has said to me “ just like the pain of childbirth”).
Whilst everyone is different all of us on here “ get it” in a way someone who hasn’t received a BC diagnosis never can , and we are all here for you in your journey.
Take care.
🌺
The answer is life will go back to what I call a “ new normal”.
I liken the receipt of a breast cancer diagnosis to a type of death - the death of your formerly bulletproof self.
As with all deaths there will be a period of grieving and many talk about the various stages of grieving ( final stage is acceptance).
As you complete treatment and move forward with your life things will never be quite the same again but in time you will get on with life and memories will fade .
An example for me is the pain I felt after my mastectomy - at the time I couldn’t believe it and it lasted so long ( about 6 weeks for me) that I actually got quite “ down” and actually had a couple of sessions with a psychologist specialising in cancer related distress.The pain eventually subsided and years later it’s but a very distant memory ( I never had children but a friend who has said to me “ just like the pain of childbirth”).
Whilst everyone is different all of us on here “ get it” in a way someone who hasn’t received a BC diagnosis never can , and we are all here for you in your journey.
Take care.
🌺