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Hi starling
well done for getting surgery done and clear margins and clear nodes - onwards and upwards now. Yes, surreal is the word initially but it soon becomes the "new normal". Radiotherapy should be fine - just drink loads of water every day (you'll pee for England but that's OK - good for the complexion too) and moisturise in accordance with what your rads team suggest (this is because it seems like every hospital gives different advice as to creams etc, so just do what your lot suggest!) Also keep up the post-op arm exercises so you are able to "assume the position when having rads.)
I'm not the best person to advise re supplements as I am trying to avoid them, and trying to get all my nutrition from a good diet alone, though am considering Glucosamine for my pre-existing arthritis, but will check with my BCN first. I'm on a hormone tablet - Anastrozole - so don't want to take anything that might affect the way it works. Maybe check with your team or post on the Ask the Nurses section here? However, I know many people swear by the Ladycare Magnet to help with menopusal symtoms like hot flushes - UK made and easy to get from Boots or on-line. I bought one in preparation for my meds last year, but so far haven't needed it, but it is there just in case.
What I will say is that if you are only recently post-surgery you WILL feel tired for a bit - anaesthetic and emotional shock at the diagnosis will certainly make you tired, as will the radiotherapy to some extent, but the water drinking will help. My advice is to nap when you are tired if you are able to - I did (still do 
) and not overdo it too soon.
I'm 14 months on from my surgery, and exactly 12 months on from the last Rads session and can honestly say that life is very much back to normal, and I rarely think about cancer now. You sound like you are well on the way to getting to the final furlong, and I think that feeling grateful for early diagnosis is the most helpful way to move on mentally too, which is how i felt and feel.
All the ery best for the next stage of your treatment andI hope things settle down with the hormone meds - 2 weeks isn't very long and I'm told symtoms often improve in time. xx
Annig - Awwww fffflip. Darlin girl, don't know about "a kick up the proverbials", think you deffo need some mahoosive TLC and "gentle" encouraging nudges and hugs to keep you up. Please don't be too tough on or with yourself flower. Your fighting spirit is abfab brill, and is gonna help pull you through all this. But remember you need time to recover both physically and mentally, which requires being gentle with yourself too. I had full ANC with both my masts, a year apart, 2006 and 2007, but full ANC was standard procedure back then. And no, it hadn't "spread" or metastasised to the other breast, it was a new primary. Neither required chemo or rads, because it turned out all the nodes were clear,and so a completely different ball game to you.
So No, "I'm" not gonna give you a kick, but I'll certainly do my damnest, along with the many others on here, to provide many soft shoulders and strong "arms" to help keep you bolstered up, and keep encouraging you. Plus a place you can let rip, vent your anger or upset, because none of it's f***in fair, is it!! (sorry for language peoples) But that's got to have been how we've all felt at one time or another, BUT have got over that and haven't let it defeat us. Thats the "kick in the proverbials" you were meaning, isn't it.
Wishing you mountains of strength girl and sending you a couple of tons of love too. That goes for the rest of you as well!! So there!! I can think of loads of naughty nasty words that begin with B and C, but I'm not going to rise to it. Just leave it to your imaginations ! 
Kicka**eDelly - oooOOooo - attitude 
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Ps. AnnieJ and Moijan - you're a couple of wonders - fab posts. Charys - you my friend are just totally lovable, rallying and rounding up your CC support. xxx
