I am a year after treatment for Stage 2 breast cancer. I had masectomy, chemo and radiotherapy. I was on Anastrazole afterwards but because of extreme fatigue my team have suggested stopping meds for 6 weeks and try a different hormone treatment . Weirdly it hasn't made much difference to my energy or fatigue issues. Could be my age as well, but my tummy is huge. I eat small meals and well, hardly ever junk food. Worried now that the cancer is spreading. I am seeing my consultant this week so all these issues can be discussed, we are going to be talking about reconstruction too. I am grateful to still be on the planet but every day I have to cope with prothesis, looking lop sided, trying out various bras, I know there are lots of ladies in the same boat. I have more or less decided to have my other breast reduced so that I can wear a smaller prosthesis and even up the look of my breasts. Reconstruction looks far too major surgery. I was not offered reconstruction at the time of my op, but was just happy to have the 29mm cancer removed. This cancerous tumour did not show up on the mammogram I had the year before! I have unsightly scarring where lymph nodes were removed underarm so the surgeon said that could be tidied up too. So in January I have another op to look forward too.
Im writing all this as being a cancer survivor, these are issues that we live with, side effects from drugs, fear of cancer returning and being disfigured. Friends seem to think it's all over after treatment but we know differently, my cancer buddies!
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