Just wanted some feed back, and I suppose I want to hear that I’m not going loopy or soft in my old age! 2 years post treatment, I’m on Arimidex and Bi-phosphates, had ovaries out and now have got all the symptoms of the menopause, which includes not sleeping too well. When I went on holiday a few weeks ago I felt wonderful at the end of the week, I was sleeping well and because I had no stress had lots of energy. Since Ive come back, my job hours were increased to over 30 (I will have done 35 this week) and I feel 90!! My back is aching, to be honest every bone and muscle in my body is aching. I feel ratty and weepy. Am I going mental?
Debbie xx
No Debbie hun you’re not going mental! I feel exactly as you do, I’ve never felt 100% since I had my ovaries out 3 years ago. The not sleeping is the worse part of the menopause and as I have a full time demanding job sometimes I struggle to get through the week. My concentration and memory is awful and I have to write everything down and then I forget where my list is! I don’t think we cope as well with stress post menopause and arimidex certainly makes you feel 90, sorry I haven’t got a magic cure but just want to let you know you’re in good company!!!
I was so relieved to see your posting. One minute I feel that I can cope and tonight I just felt like packing in work, (but my two youngest are going to university this September,fingers crossed, and I will need the money to help support them. Like you mentioned, it is so hard trying to keep focused throughout the day and when it’ s coming up to about 2.00pm I really lose my concentration. When I was diagnosed I lost my previous job and then I swore that I would never get back into the life of working to live…but you just get dragged back into it don’t you? I suppose I shouldn’t moan, but, before I used to be carting bales of hay and shavings around, now, if I lift a box the wrong way I get all kinds of aches and pains I think that it’s possibly accepting that we have been through a rough time and perhaps I can’t ever expect to get back to where I was.
Oh well…I suppose that we can all hope to win the lottery this weekend!
Many thanks for letting me know that I’m not on my own.
Debbie x