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Rough Week
Hi Tracy,
Please know that are not alone. Many of us will be sending you positive energy as you go through these next steps in your treatment.
My understanding is that you should not have anything done to your arm on the side that has had lymph nodes removed; this also means no BP taken on that side.
I have a rule (and here I go breaking it again!) not to think about or focus on cancer in the evenings (after 5 p.m.). It seems that I am emotionally stronger earlier in the day when I'm not tired and it's also not a good idea to go to bed at night worrying about cancer. I have also decided not to discuss cancer on weekends - trying to treat my medical condition like a "job" and give myself evenings, weekends and vacation so that there will be time for other interests - enough time so that cancer does not end up defining me. Since I have chemo/Herceptin every week (and sometimes find myself having a doctor's appt, lab test, blood draw, etc., on almost a daily basis), it can be a challenge to "ignore" my situation - but it really helps to make time to "have a life."
Take care.
Karen
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