Dealing with the emotional/frustration side, any tips?

Definitely normal, especially if the operation kicked you suddenly in to the menopause. I had my op in March last year and brachytherapy a few months later. I had lots of emotional ups and downs....anxiety, sudden outbursts of years and over the top emotional responses to ordinary everyday things. They gradually reduced and now just over 12 months after finishing treatment it happens much less frequently. I think my best advice towards coping is to just accept the emotional roller coaster. Allow yourself to be emotional if that's how you feel, don't beat yourself up about it. Sometimes it even helps to laugh at yourself over it....if you're with someone else you can just say something like....."sorry if I overreacted but I'm practising letting my inner drama queen do her thing now and again". You often find people will just laugh along with you and any embarrassment is washed away.

*tears not years

Hi chellby,

Its still early days and totally normal as teddysmum says. It gets better with time, you will get less episodes! The brain fog will start to clear too, it all just takes time. 

Just go with it, getting anxious and annoyed with yourself just makes it worse, from my experience anyway. I have accepted I'm a bit slower than I used to be lol.

I found counselling and relaxation techniques helpful, mostly just to talk myself down from feeling annoyed / anxious or upset.

good luck with it and we are always here to listen

lots of love

xxx