Struggling with low mood

I sympathise with you,my treatment has knocked my sideways, I am into my second of 2 year, 6 monthly hormone injections for prostate cancer after 4 weeks of radiotherapy.

My consultant and GP tell me I have to deal with it which is very hard for me to do. Mood swings, depression and the loss of weight and muscle mass, falling asleep anywhere, instantly is a problem as well.

I have been going to Maggie's meeting which has helped me understand the journey I am on, the people there listen, don't judge you in anyway, leave me alone if I just want to sit quietly on my own.

Everyone tells me it will get better, here's hoping the sooner the better.

Keeping my mind active though, doing anything that takes me away from my thoughts helps me a lot, walking our dogs, chatting to anyone that will listen, helps a lot.

Is it worth it? Almost certainly,  life is a gift but for many,at times it can be hard going.

I look out of our windows at the changes as the year progresses, at the wind and rain, snow and night skies and think life is worth it.

Cyril

Heya! I was also diagnosed with TNBC in September and started chemo at the end of October, it's gone from 28 mm to now being undetectable on ultrasound. 

I've been struggling with very low mood, mostly in the week following EC chemo when my body is feeling at its worst. I feel like the cancer is going to come back so what's the point? But then as my physical symptoms from the side effects improve, my mood does as well.  I'm going to reach out to my GP to see if they can prescribe anything to help my mood for my final round of chemo because the thought of it is turning my stomach. 

Have you reached out to your GP? They can either refer you to other services like counselling and/or look at options for medication. Personally I think if you didn't feel low mood that would be more concerning! You're objectively going through a really horrible and difficult time. 

I feel the same way the week after EC, I think it’s the chemo and the injections that make us feel lousy and then affects our moods. It’s a massive thing we’re going thru from diagnosis, surgery, treatment, then body image losing hair, mastectomy. The list goes on. I sat here tonight and wrote down how I feel as I’ve had a horrid first cycle on EC and have been bed bound with it for 7 days and can only crawl to the bathrooom. This is a tough journey. Tonight I tried to picture how much this treatment is killing the nasty cells, and no wonder we feel crap. It doesn’t make it easier when we feel bad. But try and get out in the fresh air: I will be doing that when I get my strength back from this cycle x