Post surgery, post chemo, still scared
Hi, I'm 28 and I've just finished the having chemo and a bi-lateral mastectomy for breast cancer. The doctors told me that the chemo wasn't 100% effective, but that the surgery got all of my cancer,...
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Hi @subbaculture
Yep - I reckon it is a pretty normal feeling to have - but try not to 2nd guess it too much! Your medical team would be making the best decisions on your behalf - I was lucky to dodge the chemo bullet, but had radiation & am now on hormone tablets for 5 years ......
Technically, once you've had the surgery & the pathology shows clear margins (that it hasn't spread beyond the tumour site) ..... you no longer have cancer!! From there, you are being 'treated for cancer', depending on what path your team takes you down.
If you have recovered well from your surgery & are not in pain ..... try & get back into things that you love doing. Even try some 'new things' as a part of the 'new you' ..... like Ukulele (one of my passions! LOL)
I wish you well on your recovery - as Brenda says - it gets better with time ..... I have many friends who are from 5 - 25 years clear after their surgeries - and not all had chemo or radiation!!
All the best xx
Yep - I reckon it is a pretty normal feeling to have - but try not to 2nd guess it too much! Your medical team would be making the best decisions on your behalf - I was lucky to dodge the chemo bullet, but had radiation & am now on hormone tablets for 5 years ......
Technically, once you've had the surgery & the pathology shows clear margins (that it hasn't spread beyond the tumour site) ..... you no longer have cancer!! From there, you are being 'treated for cancer', depending on what path your team takes you down.
If you have recovered well from your surgery & are not in pain ..... try & get back into things that you love doing. Even try some 'new things' as a part of the 'new you' ..... like Ukulele (one of my passions! LOL)
I wish you well on your recovery - as Brenda says - it gets better with time ..... I have many friends who are from 5 - 25 years clear after their surgeries - and not all had chemo or radiation!!
All the best xx