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Not been on line for a few months. Everything caught up with me and ended up having a breakdown. Ive got through that and now im on ive got a week left of radiothereapy treatment for breast cancer. Its been hard and felt like giving up a couple of times but got through it with councilling, support from family and friends.Not sure how to feel as even though ive been told my cancer has gone still got the little niggles its still there. How do people cope with end of treatment and whats the next step.. Sorry for waffling on..

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    Hey, waffling is good, gets it out of your system and allows you to move on. 

     

    Like many on here I’ve completed radiotherapy, my last took place on 25th October. 

    Yes, I also found it hard and I had the standard three weeks worth. It was the fatigue that got me, the actual treatment was more of a nuisance. I didn’t have any skin problems which surprised the radiotherapists so there were outward signs that anything had been done. 

     

    I also found, at least for me, the two weeks following the end of treatment were actually worse in terms of fatigue  and discomfort, it started to improve after that. However,  we are all different so your experience will be. 

     

    Just hang on now, you can complete this. 

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    Since last week the fatigue has hit me. I could sleep for England. I’m doing a couple of weeks of doing nothing after it’s all finished. Can finally get round to booking a family holiday..

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    Unfortunately, I was tired from about half way through the first week. Ying and Yang, no skin problems, lots of knackeredness. 

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    Hi Shirl,

    Almost there - well done for seeing it through!

    I can't speak for anyone else but I coped with the end of my treatment by flying out to India and living on a tropical beach for almost three weeks before coming home to get the results of my end of treatment CT scan. I needed to do something to get away from everything that reminded me of my chemo, just for long enough to get my head together again.

    My own niggles remain even after four years, despite six-monthly CT scans to check whether my cancer is still dormant. 

    Savour the moment when you end your treatment :-)

    Best wishes

    Dave

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    Hi shirl, and so lovely to hear from you again ... and your almost there, in touching distance ... I'm sure if someone reads this that feels like giving up, will take heart and find the strength to continue ... well done you ... it's good for them to see the hard side, and how you can come through ...

    I don't think we ever feel free of cancer, once we've had it ... it's always there in the back of our brains ... but that's life, and like learning to live with cancer, maybe we have to learn to live without it ... but for me, it gave me the gift of living each and every day, taking each one as a bonus and looking at things and people differently ... ive seen the best of people on here ... and without cancer, id have never chatted to so many brave, scared, and even those who loose someone, yet still write on here and help others know all the feelings that come with this journey that conects us all ... 

    So you take every day ... one day at a time, and do things you want to do... as we all need good story's too ... how you can come through ... how to hold on to loved ones, and l thank you for popping back and letting us know your journey ... Chrissie

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