have breast cancer 2 cm tumour grade 2 with one of 5 positive nodes had fec chemo and 20 sessions radio finished 2 weeks ago feel a bit low now i have triple negatives so no follow up drugs required and now nothing except breast checks have been great through out all treatments because i knew was having something done and now nothing is it normal to feel this way im such a positive person and am worried about this
hello rossy, i cant well see where your coming from as i felt exactly the sameafter my treatment finished, its such a long round of treatments you really dont have a lot of time to think ,and then its over and you feel like youve been abandoned. are you clear is one thing that goes through the mind more than once , i had a complete week where i just couldnt get my head around the fact that i had actually come through the most grulling of treatents with everyone around helping. and then nothing! you will feel tired after the treatents are finished anyway, so rest up as much as you can listen to yoyr body it will tell you when things are ok again. baby steps was what som e one on this site said once so thats what to do take each day at a time and things will gradually get better for you. take care . love lynn xxBIG HUGS xx
i think it probably is. i “coped” really well through all the physical and emotional battering of the treatment, i think you just go into survival mode and get on with it…now it’s all over and everything’s back to “normal” i’ve been struggling. i think i’ve expected too much of myself…also during the treatment you’re getting all this attention and support and then it suddenly stops. plus being left with the after-effects of the treatment…i’ve “done really well” but my scars still hurt and the tamoxifen has made me put on weight and i still get tired really easily, and i don’t know whether this is just how it’s going to be from now on or whether i’ll get better. i have to remember that i had five anaesthetics in as many months and a major operation, plus all the emotional strain, plus my Mum died just before i was diagnosed and i had to sell the family home…so i just need to cut myself a bit of slack!..
I’m triple neg too and keep reading gloomy things about ‘nothin left’ for us.I was really down at first but reading other posts a lot of people have bad reactions to hormone receptor drugs and herceptin only helps 50% of HER+people.We have to try to move forward now but it is hard.lol horacexx
Hello all
I think it’s key to think of ending treatment as “the end of the beginning” and not the beginning of the end. There’s still a long way to go for us and getting away from hospital appointments and all that attention gives us time to reflect on what we’ve undergone physically and mentally. I have felt very low recently and I was fine during treatment last year, took whatever was thrown at me and batted back.
We’ve all changed; we’ll never be the same again, I don’t even try to be.
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thanks for your comments and understanding it sure helps when other folk understand this horrible thing we have stay positive all of you and thanks to all who answered im glad you are out there hugs rossy x
I felt exactly the same, I felt that I was on my own now, until I found this lovely site of course.
Hugs Val. XXXX.
Me too. I coped really well on treatment, close friends and family seemed amazed. I have been back at work but also getting counselling through work - thank god - and this is a great help. If you haven’t done so before, i would consider this option. Above all, don’t worrry - what you’r eexperiencing now is normal!
I felt very depressed around the new year, end of treatment and looking for work, I felt alone after having had my life organised for me for a whole year. Now my healthcare at home has finished too, so I have now set the wheels in motion for my reconstruction. I know I can go to Maggies or call my nurse any time but it is a bit of getting used to as life will always be viewed differently now.
Hi Rossy
I’m the same, its frightening when you end treatment and that’s it, nothing else. My treatment ended in Jan. I’m like you a very positive person, but it just felt weird. It went from appointments all the time to nothing for 4 months…Don’t worry, I think we all feel like this. My BC nurse told me not to feel like I was missing out on anything, not having further treatment. There is always your BC nurse you can call if you are worried about anything. I had my first mammogram in April and I had my check up yesterday, everything is fine and I’ve been promoted to 6 monthly appointments now. x
Suzanne x