Hi - I was diagnosed with stage 1 HER2+ and doctor has me starting twelve weeks of chemo once a week tomorrow. Followed by double mastectomy and then infusions of Herceptin every three weeks for a year. This journey just seems daunting.
I love my life and my family and just blown away that rug has been pulled out from underneath me / us.
The last six weeks on the emotional rollercoaster have just been bizarre and ranged with every emotion in the book.
Trying to maintain work, my family, my relationships has been exhausting. I just want to jump on a plane, find a island and hide from this reality.
Hi
it is a lot , but this community is there for you. please pack in something to occupy yourself , some warm clothing(especially if you will be cold capping), small pillow for your back and some chilled music/ good book. take some cocunut water if you have , it helps to clear taste buds. take any med you are given, it makes life easier.(hey i am usually anti- meds , but thats an exception).
and the most important BELIEVE IN YOUR BODY’S ABILITY TO HEAL.
take good care
xx
@babambam my advice would be not to think of the bigger treatment journey but for now just concentrate on chemo. Looking at the bigger picture is so daunting, but if you concentrate on ticking off the chemo treatment box before moving onwards to the next thing then I found that more manageable. I think, for many of us, once we started chemo you feel less overwhelmed by the whole thing in part because you feel like you are doing something to kick the cancers backside. I wish you well and hope your chemo goes quickly for you. X