Hello everyone, hope you are all fighting and taking each day as it comes. I couldn't have FEC in 2007 as, after only one dose nearly died, so had radio. and 1 year on Herceptin. Had left mastectomy and lymph nodes removed. Anyway, my question is, does anyone suffer aches and pains as I take up to 8 co-codamol every day, plus tramadol, plus two lots of prozac just to get through the day. Oh, and as I get terrible sweats and bad nights sleep I take a sleeping pill from time to time. I also have bad lymphodema and suffer lots of neck/back pain. I finished treatment of Herceptin in March this year - is there anyone out there still having problems with aches and pains - I thought I would be like a spring lamb by now but feel like crap. Wonder if this is normal and when I will finally feel well enough to lose some weight and get a life!!! I keep thinking in the back of my head that maybe the cancer will come back as it was a Grade 3 rare aggressive type and I didn't havethe chemo. Or maybe I'm just freaking out and need to stop having pain - perhaps it's all in my mind. Does anyone else feel like this? God bless you all.
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