Hi. I have had all my treatment for breast cancer last year and am on hormone tablets and injections at the moment. At the start of my treatment, my dad, who had come to live with me passed away as well.
Last year was taken up with the madness schedule of 2 operations, checkups, several lymph node drainage problems, dealing with dads estate, fighting nearly every side effect of chemo (apart from the 2 I was expecting, ie sickness and weight loss), then radiotherapy which I thought would be a doddle after chemo, but it wasn't!!
My treatments finished at the end of November, in time to sort out Christmas with a family bubble, but when I started to relax, I seem to have become a bit undone emotionally... I can't even think about me or dad without a crying fit. If someone asks how I'm doing I can reply/lie on text saying I'm fine, getting there etc, but face to face, I crumble.
I've always been what everyone refers to as a really strong and positive person... writing this, I'm in floods of tears that I just can't stop. The overly emotional response is completely alien to me and I hate it.
My breast care nurse and the team at hospital are amazing and assure me its normal to have this response at the end of treatment. Has anyone else got this or had this? How long does it last? When will I start to feel like me again and return to work?
