Hi Mazduffy - welcome here to our friendly forum of people in the know about this business!! I think for my wife and I - it was all the pent up emotions that just came out - and also the tiredness of it all. Its very common = I think its true to say that the biggest symptom of cancer is emotions in abundance!!

Well, good luck with the radio = lets hope it knocks the cancer right out and then you can get on with your life. This bit is totally worth it and even with the tears - its still worth it.

All the best to you

~Its normal to be flakey at this time

xx

Steven

Hi Mazduffy,

Regarding what you say about getting very emotional, If you are also being given hormone therapy (ie Tamoxifpen) this could be the reason. Hormone therapy is known to cause mood swings. I had hormone therapy (zoladex) for prostate cancer and at times without much warning, I would burst into tears which was very embarassing as there is the unwritten rule, Grown men dont cry. Cancer causes a lot of emotions which are sometimes harder to deal with than the cancer itself.

Take care best wishes, Brian.

Hi mazduffy I have j​ust finished my radiotherapy and got emotional part way through. I think it was the stress and tiredness that got to me. I also had a good cry last night. So just accept that it's part of the journey and crying can be a release valve.

​good luck

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AFTER THE TREATMENT FINISHES, THEN WHAT BY DR PETER HARVEY

Hi Mazduffy and River .....  I am so glad to see that your treatment is almost over Mazduffy and that River has finished hers.  Having a cancer diagnosis is life changing and at times, overwhelming.  When we are going through all the pre-diagnosis stages, then surgery and the subsequent treatments, there is barely time to catch our breath let alone take in the enormity of what has happened to us.  As treatment is coming to an end and the situation calms, I guess we have time for reflection and then a whole new set of emotions set in when trying to adjust to getting back to normality and leaving the 'safety net' of our medical team. All that you are going through is normal for someone who has been through the trauma you have faced.  Please Google 'AFTER THE TREATMENT FINISHES, THEN WHAT?' by DOCTOR PETER HARVEY.  It is a short reading that he gave at a seminar and really helped me when I was in your situation and I know that many others on the site have found it a real help too.  All the very best to you both x