posted by macci
16 February 2011
coping after treatment finished
Last reply:
28 April 2011 13:23
Hi, I'm new to this message board, and feel a bit shy!! I had a lumpectomy, axillary clearance followed by mastectomy last July. Then chemo, 4 x AC + 4x Taxol. Then radiotherapy x15. finshed at the end of January.
My scars and surrounding skin look so awful, red, black and brown and the skin is peeling and it's all really sore. My shoulder and chest muscles seem to be getting stiffer and I have what I think is nerve pain, like a phantom breast pain.
I'm finding everything hard to deal with at the moment and wondered if anyone out there can give me some encouragement. I've run out of being positive and yet everyone keeps telling me it's great the treatments all over! It doesn't feel great.
macci.
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