I am two and a half years after diagnosis and I still have very slight nerve ending damage but I feel so much better than during and immediately after chemo. I had 8 rounds, 4 of AC then another 4 of TH plus 12 months of Herceptin as well as radio. I had the works, aching joints, cording, muscles that refused to work, I felt like a 90 year old lady at 48 I wa so stooped. But it gets better. I put on a few kilos after chemo cos everything tasted so good but have got back to the gym and look and feel so much better. Its a bit like being pregnant, it takes 9 months to have a baby and about the same or more to get everything right again. You just have to take things slowly. We all think that we'll bounce back quickly and maybe there are some who do but I'll bet that most need time to feel right again. I turn 50 in a month and before diagnosis I was not that thrilled but I have to say that today I am proud to be reaching the big five oh! I still have a few challenges that I have been left with but corny but true is that each day is a bonus! And congratulations on your new arrival!!
