Hello Jayjay,I am sorry to hear you are feeling so down . It is definitely a very hard journey to go through . I found I had bilateral breastcancer in July 22 , a month before my son’s wedding . I plodded on without telling the family til after the honeymoon. I had the mastectomies and finished my chemotherapy last March ,I felt well throughout and tried to be positive . I am still feeling good ,and I am sure you will too . I see my friends and go out and about . My hair has come back and I have had my breasts reconstructed. You will get through this ,I try not to think about what could happen in the future,but whatever happens I am ready to deal with it . There is a Maggies centre at our hospital, they are very helpful to talk to ,if you have one try and use it . Accept any help you can get . Good luck ,positive vibes xxx

It was so nice to read your lovely reply to Jayjay. I will be starting chemo soon and it was good to hear that you felt well throughout. Is there any advice you can give, that helped you through this time?

Hello Pippin, I just took all the medication I had been given ,steroids and ondansetron for nausea ,I was expecting to feel unwell and off my food ,but didn’t . Some days after chemo I would just t what I fancied ,even if that was a magnum ! I had a bit of brain fog for about 3 days ,I wouldn’t drive then but felt well enough to carry on as normal . Still cooked and baked and saw to my she  too . I drank plenty of water ,I am sure that helped as well .The only thing that really bothered me was Twitchy ,restless legs in day and night . I started taking magnesium supplements for that nd still do and that really helped. I went into it ,telling myself I would be ok xxx

And when you feel tired ,have a nap. Listen to your body xx

Totally agree with that one. I still get very tired now 6 months on and my skin is still reacting. I also take letrozole as well which could be making me tired. It's a great feeling when you ring th bell at the end of your radiotherapy x  

I know it is stressful waiting when you want answers i am the same, i hope you can ride the storm wishing you bags of luck  

It so good to hear positive feedback from someone that's gone through chemo. I plan to try and be as positive as possible. The plan is to try and go for a walk each day(as long as I feel up to it). I've also just bought a smoothie maker, in case I have sore mouth, would like to keep up with eating as healthily as possible.I occasionally already get restless legs, it's awful isn't it?

Thanks for your tips, so helpful. 

It so good to hear positive feedback from someone that's gone through chemo. I plan to try and be as positive as possible. The plan is to try and go for a walk each day(as long as I feel up to it). I've also just bought a smoothie maker, in case I have sore mouth, would like to keep up with eating as healthily as possible.I occasionally already get restless legs, it's awful isn't it?

Thanks for your tips, so helpful. 

I had a change with my tastebuds , at one point everything tasted of cardboard ,didn’t stop me eating ! No sore mouth though xx

That's great that it didn't affect your mouth, hope I'm lucky with that  xx