Hi LTrun You are having such a tough time of it right now lovely but it will get better. I wanted to reassure you that it does get better. i was diagnosed last year at 46 with tnbc and today is my one year to the day since starting chemo. Chemo is doable, it makes you feel rough at times and if I could compare to anything it’s like a bloody awful hangover sometimes. I got some side effects such as dodgy feet and sore mouth but there’s something to treat all of that. I lost a couple of toe nails, wasn’t painful and oddly there was a nail underneath too. I finished chemo in May and my nails are back to normal and have been since Christmas. One thing I will say is that the steroids with chemo will disrupt your sleep, don’t lay in bed trying to sleep as those were the worse times for my mind wandering , get a cosy onesie, get up, watch Netflix etc and take your mind off it. I used to call my sister in Atlanta too as she was up with the time difference. Everyone has a different experience with chemo but it’s doable and very effective with tnbc, the surgery is doable too (I had a double mastectomy with recon) . I also had rads and that was ok too. I do have a genetic fault and currently waiting on surgery for my ovaries so I can finish this journey I’ve been on. I am back at work and on 3 monthly check ups now, seems like last year was a bit of a blur but honestly you tick each treatment off, and find it does go quickly. I wish all of you lovely ladies well, and if you want to ask anything please do. Becks xxxx
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