Had 4 rounds of chemo and had mastectomy with implant re construction and full right lymph node removal.will have some radiotherapy soon and some form of chemo cause I am her 2 positive and have the chek 2 gene also.i was meant to have 6 round s of chemo only had x4 due to mental exhaustion.im really struggling with anxiety.im barely sleeping i wake up at 2 every morning and my brain carnt seem to shut back down.i have chemo brain fog.or anxiety brain fog which makes it so i carnt drive.i am on anxiety medication and hope that helps.i just feel so low at the moment.and all i want to do is get better so i can be there for my daughter like i was before all this happened
Hi, sorry to hear you¡re struggling and finding it difficult to sleep. I use the headspace app and that helps me when I have trouble sleeping. Don't forget the lovely folks here at Macmillan are also around on the phone to chat during daytime hours, for advice and support. You can call them on 0800 808 0000. Best wishes
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