Dear Babs

Sorry to hear you are not too good at the moment.  I am 18 months down the line from op. and radiotherapy and feel the same bouts of paranoia usually ( I don't know about you) in the night when I should be sleeping.  Once the day starts my mind comes back to normality eventually and I go with the thought anything could happen but know what you mean.  Have just been taken off tamoifen just for 8 weeks and as other things I have read you do feel better but do you know I feel my safety blanket has gone.  The next lot of meds have same side effects so I am going to make the most of my holiday.  But have recently had a mid year check as found a lump all OK.  It's a roller coaster but if we hold on tight and go with it hopefully we may be able to get off the ride in the end.  But nice to know some people feel the same.  Take care.

Dear Babs

Sorry to hear you are not too good at the moment.  I am 18 months down the line from op. and radiotherapy and feel the same bouts of paranoia usually ( I don't know about you) in the night when I should be sleeping.  Once the day starts my mind comes back to normality eventually and I go with the thought anything could happen but know what you mean.  Have just been taken off tamoifen just for 8 weeks and as other things I have read you do feel better but do you know I feel my safety blanket has gone.  The next lot of meds have same side effects so I am going to make the most of my holiday.  But have recently had a mid year check as found a lump all OK.  It's a roller coaster but if we hold on tight and go with it hopefully we may be able to get off the ride in the end.  But nice to know some people feel the same.  Take care.

I have just had a lumpectomy - I know I have (had?!) invasive ductal cancer but am waiting for results to see if I need a second op, and what my treatment will be.

Most of the time I can be totally calm and logical about it, and then I have a liittle panic! How do I know it's not in the other breast? etc etc. I believe I am going on tamoxifen but I have achy joints even before that!

I would love to know what people do to focus on the positive and cope with the fear of what might come.

I really feel for you Babslomax and sorry I don't have any answers.