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Alice · 07-05-2006, 08:35 AM

I would like to hear from some of you considering the quality of life after treatment. I had chemo from 4/05 to 8/05 4 dose dense AC 4 rounds taxol herceptin carbo for 12 weeks then mast in 10/05 then 32 rounds of rads and herceptin alone from 1/06 to 5/06. My wbc's continue to be low.

Now I am back to work and it just seems that all I have energy for is to go to work and all my time off I rest.Are my expectations of feeling back to normal unrealistic? I hear of people getting back to their life as usual and being active, exercising,walking etc.
I don't want to necessarily get back to the rat race my life was before but I was very athletic before and I miss that part of it and I am wondering if I will ever feel healthy again.The thought of beeing in this body for 30 years feeling this way is a little hard to imagine.
I don't mean to ramble on I'm just feeling alone out there.

Thanks, Alice

07-05-2006, 08:35 AM	#1
Alice Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: southern california Posts: 287	Quality of life, Depressed I would like to hear from some of you considering the quality of life after treatment. I had chemo from 4/05 to 8/05 4 dose dense AC 4 rounds taxol herceptin carbo for 12 weeks then mast in 10/05 then 32 rounds of rads and herceptin alone from 1/06 to 5/06. My wbc's continue to be low. Now I am back to work and it just seems that all I have energy for is to go to work and all my time off I rest.Are my expectations of feeling back to normal unrealistic? I hear of people getting back to their life as usual and being active, exercising,walking etc. I don't want to necessarily get back to the rat race my life was before but I was very athletic before and I miss that part of it and I am wondering if I will ever feel healthy again.The thought of beeing in this body for 30 years feeling this way is a little hard to imagine. I don't mean to ramble on I'm just feeling alone out there. Thanks, Alice