Breast cancer plus

Hi I have never chatted online before but it is good to talk  I had a mastectomy and lymph node removal 2020. When diagnosed I thought well I will just have to get on with it. How wrong was I. It isn’t the operation it’s the after effects physically and emotionally that your body and mind go through. I had chemotherapy that caused a complication with my hands towards the end. Then I had herceptin injections which were fine for me. I was given letrozole tablets to take as my cancer was HER2 positive. To be honest reading all your letters has given me reassurance because I thought I was losing my mind. Lack of sleep joint pain back pain hot flushes which I never experienced when I went through the menopause (I am 69) weight gain and now depression.  Also had a visit to A and E with a reaction to another medication. I agreed to have counselling (thought I was made of tougher stuff) which helped with some issues and now I have asked my GP for short term antidepressants to help with the mood swings and help me sleep. What brought this to a head was my wound opened a tiny bit (just like a small blister)and took 5 months to heal so for 5 months I could not wear a bra. When I finally got a prosthesis and my wound healed with the dedication of the district nurses the whole process just hit me and I couldn’t stop crying. I have great support from the NHS everyone has been wonderful and I could not have gotten through this without the wonderful dedicated nurses. After reading your letters I realised it wasn’t just me feeling this way. I am having a 10 day break from the letrozole(and I have to say I do not have backache) but I definitely will continue with this tablet or a further make as they are important. I will continue to read your letters and keep picking myself up when I feel down. I think we are all made of tougher stuff to go through this. 
PS I have had different food cravings over the past year as well ginger cake was the worst. 
Ninian