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Mary Jo · 06-04-2008, 05:09 PM

After reading Laurie's post I have one more thing to say.................

to Laurie and anyone else feeling like her........Laurie you first had your port removed 1/08 - it is now 5/08. Not very long at all "away" from treatment. I SOOOO remember being 6 months past treatment. I was a WRECK. Like you, I constantly thought of recurrence and EVERYTHING scared me to death. I thought everything was cancer.

The reason for my post was to reassure you that it does get better. It does!!!!! I am approaching my 3 year "cancerversary" (July) and just recently - I'd say, the last 6 months to a year (I don't even think a year) is when I really started feeling "better." I think it's when I really started putting things in a little better perspective and trying to TELL myself how unsure life is for anyone and really started believing it.

It is a hard process. It is! But, you will get through it and you will start trusting your body a little bit more. Eventually you will be able to put some of this behind you. Does it ever go away for good? Of course you know the answer is a solid no but I think it starts getting easier and life starts feeling alittle more normal as time goes on.

Just give yourself time. And most definitely get some help dealing with these new found emotions if you need it.

Love to you Laurie and to the rest of you...

Mary Jo

06-04-2008, 05:09 PM	#16
Mary Jo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sheboygan, WI Posts: 2,582	One more thing........ After reading Laurie's post I have one more thing to say................. to Laurie and anyone else feeling like her........Laurie you first had your port removed 1/08 - it is now 5/08. Not very long at all "away" from treatment. I SOOOO remember being 6 months past treatment. I was a WRECK. Like you, I constantly thought of recurrence and EVERYTHING scared me to death. I thought everything was cancer. The reason for my post was to reassure you that it does get better. It does!!!!! I am approaching my 3 year "cancerversary" (July) and just recently - I'd say, the last 6 months to a year (I don't even think a year) is when I really started feeling "better." I think it's when I really started putting things in a little better perspective and trying to TELL myself how unsure life is for anyone and really started believing it. It is a hard process. It is! But, you will get through it and you will start trusting your body a little bit more. Eventually you will be able to put some of this behind you. Does it ever go away for good? Of course you know the answer is a solid no but I think it starts getting easier and life starts feeling alittle more normal as time goes on. Just give yourself time. And most definitely get some help dealing with these new found emotions if you need it. Love to you Laurie and to the rest of you... Mary Jo __________________ "Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10 Dx. 6/24/05 age 45 Right Breast IDC ER/PR. Neg., - Her2+++ RB Mast. - 7/28/05 - 4 cm. tumor Margins clear - 1 microscopic cell 1 sent. node No Vasucular Invasion 4 DD A/C - 4 DD Taxol & Herceptin 1 full year of Herceptin received every 3 weeks 28 rads prophylactic Mast. 3/2/06 17 Years NED <>< Romans 8:28