Life after diagnosis

Hi Positive Pat , sorry you are feeling bleh (can’t think of a better word!). Firstly I wanted to pop in to say that I think this is very very common, feeling low and fed up at this stage. You’ve been through a lot of tough treatments and you are still on strong stuff which comes with a range of side effects. But the manicness of your active treatment is finished and I think friends and family think that’s it done. They really don’t get that it’s not! There’s an article that many of us here have found helpful - I can’t post a link but it’ll pop up if you search for After treatment finishes by Dr Peter Harvey. Some folk have printed it and shown it to their nearest and dearest. It seems to express what a lot of us feel. 
For myself, I’ve found exercise and cancer related groups really helpful in lifting my mood. I Nordic walk with a lovely local group. And I go to a weekly exercise class for anyone who’s had cancer. I’ve been to a few in person sessions at Future Dreams House in King Cross, London, as I’m about an hour away. But they do online stuff too. I went to my nearest Maggie’s Centre pre lockdown but haven’t been back since as it’s a longish drive away, whereas I go to Future Dreams by train. I’ve also taken up Tai Chi. Often I feel like I’d rather not do any of the above because of the Anastrozole related fatigue, but I mostly override that feeling and then always feel better for having gone. Definitely helps that they are pre arranged . I also have a close friend who I meet up with at least weekly to walk, go to a cafe, chat etc. 

From all of that you’ll probably gather that I’m retired - I retired at 61, earlier than planned, a few years after my diagnosis. I’d never managed to get back to full time hours. So obviously it’s a lot easier for me to do all these activities that I find helpful. 
I hope that your nurse appointment next week comes up with some helpful way of moving forward. Love and hugs, HFxx

I haven't got any pearls of wisdom but I'm in exactly the same place as you - my treatment finished November 2024, went onto anastrozol but that was changed in July to letrozole as I struggled so badly with the anastrozol... can't say there's really been any improvement. I have good days and bad days - today has been rock bottom - every bone hurts, every joint is on fire and I'm just so fed up. It's got to get better at some point!!