Side affects after breast cancer treatments

Hi taisy

welcome to the group, your not on your own here. I have same feelings to you, diagnosed March , mastectomy in June and went back to work in September. I find some days I struggle , it kind of hits you what’s happened and absolutely exhausted with all the extra work Xmas can bring. I am telling myself now Xmas will come and go quickly, I think now as I am not back and fo to the hospitals I get all sorts going round in my head and feel all this needs closer monitoring but having read others stories there are a lot of people feeling this way and of course the Letrozole with it’s side effects!!!  But most of all keep trying to be positive and remind yourself the cancer has been treated. So try to enjoy Christmas , it will be over before you know it and a fresh new year will begin for us all

take care

Rita

Hi Rita , 

Thankyou for the reply .

I had 6 lots of chemo , op in sept , 4 week 3 days of radiotherapy.  It's so easy to forget what weve  been through and very early days  . I certainly do agree about not being monitored as closely by hospital triggers thoughts of what ifs . I do try and turn the negative thoughts in to positives of how lucky I feel and definitely grateful everyday.  

I'm planning on going back to work February,  how did you find going back to work ? Did it help you moving forward ? 

Very true Rita get 2019 door shut and a new year 2020 . I'm 50 next year and I will be certainly celebrating. 

Have a lovely Christmas x

Taisy 

Hi Taisy

Going back to work I found helped as it gave me something else to focus on. I find work is harder since I had surgery, could be still recovering as I think it takes us sometime to heal etc. But definitely glad I went back, its nice to be talking to colleagues about all sorts of things as I found when I was home I could only focus on the BC, surgery etc. Go back when you feel it is right for you, we are all different. We are doing well and going in the right direction. Stay as positive as you can and you will get there. So enjoy Christmas and keep us updated on how you are getting on.

Take Care

Rita 

Hi,

you might find Dr Peter Harvey’s paper entitled “the treatment finished, what now” helpful, you can google it to have a read through, makes a whole lot of sense.

hugs xxx

Hi , 

Will do thankyou xxx

Hope it helps....

hugs xxx