am feeling very sorry for myself today - have lymphodema in left arm after bc and ax clearance, no chemo, 1 yr herceptin
I should be feeling on top of world as treatment finished but have had 2 further infections in left arm which is now size of popye. Feel like Napoleon as cannot get clothes on left arm which is also causing pain from cervical spondylosis in neck which was fused 11 years ago. Keep wondering whether this could be start of secondary cancer as also having pains in back under right ribs and through to stomach occasionally. Does fear ever go away? How many times does a person have to pick themselves up only to be knocked down again - fed up completely as sitting in chair after being told to rest by breast care nurse. Am looking at Jeremy Kyle and 4 walls wondering what it's all about.
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