Finished breast cancer treatment

Hi everyone, 

As the title says, I’ve recently finished treatment for stage 1 breast cancer. Everything went as well as it could have done. Stage 1, cancer cells weren’t present in my lymph nodes etc. but now I’ve completed radio, I think it’s all hitting me now how serious this has all been. I think I’ve been in auto pilot since finding out and now I feel a bit ‘out in the cold‘ if that makes sense as treatment has been completed. 

I’ll be seeing my consultant in the next 6-10 weeks to see how everything is going but I’m panicking the cancer may have spread and wasn’t picked up but mostly im terrified it’s growing somewhere else that I don’t know about. I have young children and the thought of cancer growing somewhere else just fills me with panic. 

is this normal? Is there anything I can do to ease this? 

thank you for reading xxx

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  • Rolo 

    well done for finishing everything, I finished one year ago had my first annual check in July all clear .

    I don’t think the fear of reoccurrence ever goes away to be honest , I also think only a mamo once a year is not enough as it can come back anywhere in the body just not the best I feel we should get annual MRIS .this is something iM going to do next year is pay private for these every year gunna be my own doctor to make sure . 
    Love Lara x 

  • I’m in the same place as you right now but I feel like now the treatment is over I have the reality of what I’ve just been through is sinking in. I’m taking Tanoxifen now for the next 5 years but feel so depressed and anxious all the time I’m not sure if it’s the pills or part of the recovery process I do t want to go to the doctors and be put on antidepressants I feel

    life after treatment is a very lonely place to be. Any advice or communication would be greatly appreciated 

    jen x

  • Jen 

    how long have you been on tamoxifen, I have been on them a year on nov6 th 

    it’s strange when you finish everything but things go back to normal quite quickly xx 

  • Jen I could by booking a few holidays made a difference I have been away about 7 times since making up for lost time I have found this to be amazing x 

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