I should be jumping for joy, I should be ringing that bell and celebrating. But I don't feel anything. I can't believe it's gone, I'm having difficulty taking it all in. Even after 2 ops, 6 cycles of chemo and 4 weeks of radiotherapy, t doesn't seem real. I'm still on abemaciclib and have lymphedema in my breast. so it doesn't feel like it's gone with all the poopy side effects, lack of sleep and throbby boob. I should be grateful and I am the nhs is literally a lifesaver x
Anyone else have difficulty processing the fact it's gone?
Yes! I absolutely get what you mean. I kind of felt nothing,I just think it takes some time to process. There's a paper written by Peter Harvey that might help, here's a link to it, I know some people have found this useful. Best wishes
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