my 2nd aniversary

Hi folks

Today is my 2nd aniversary of diagnosis and I am still here. In those arly days I thought I was going to die and felt desperate at times. This site did, and continues to support me through this illness.

Even though life will never be the same and it certainly isn’t all rosey, I do feel much more positive about my general health and the fact that I am much less negative about every minor ailment.

Don’t get me wrong, I still think that pain could be secondaries, I just don’t sit and dwell as much.

So I just wanted to say to you peeps going through this early in your diagnosis, that you can learn to live with this, and you may feel much more like the old you on your 2nd aniversary.

Chin up

Love Irene

Thanks Irene and congrats, are you going to celebrate (the being here not the DX)?

I really needed to hear that today personally, am at end of chemo and feeling aches in bits I didn’t know I had :wink:

i am coming up to first anniv .and I ache and am in pain EVERYWHERE!!
but still here yippeeeeeeeeeee
Mazxx

Hi Vertangie

Sorry you are feeling c**p. Chemo was the worst part of this for me both physically and emotionally so I know where you are at just now. Things will improve. Take care. Irene

Hi Irene, I too have just reached my second anniversary of diagnosis. After a year and a half of treatment, and a recent tram flap op, I am hoping to put this behind me and look towards a future I thought I might not have.

I too have found this site very supportive although I did not have access for first six months.

Best wishes to all you out there still going through your journey. I am living proof that it is doable.

Maggie xx

Hi all, it’s my second anniversary tomorrow. I tried to draw a line under all this last year and thought I had. However, I was still on Herceptin and didn’t realise until I accepted a new job that I wasn’t actually ready. I’ve had some counselling sessions and now feel that this time round it is right for me to move on. I’ve met a few women who are way further down the line than me who sadly have not moved on and I would really hate to go down that route. I’m going away for a few days to Belfast on Monday so I’m off all next week. I feel when I get back I’ll be ready to start afresh and I’ve got a list as long as your arm of things I have to get done before Christmas. I’m self employed now in my OHs business and he really needs me to crack on with things and market us properly. It’s only since I went for counselling that I’ve had the courage to feel I can do this.

My second anniversary last week and at last I can begin to feel I am here to try to offer support as well as ask for it.I have found the triple negative aspect of my dx very hard to come to terms with especially as it is unusual at my age.Still lets all keep counting for many years yet.Love and luck from Valxx