Breast Cancer Support Group
Breast cancer is a cancer that usually originates in the ducts or lobules of the breast. Symptoms of breast cancer can include a lump in the breast, a change in size or shape of the breast or discharge from a nipple. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with breast cancer, this is the community to discuss your experience, find support, and meet others going through...
I feel really strange right now. I have suffered depression for years and was actually off work because of it, when i was diagnmosed with beast cancer Sept 5th. I had a totla mastectomy Sept 27 and will have my first visit at the cancer clinic Nov.1st. I had to wait almost 4 weeks for my pathology reports but when i did get them it was all good news! No nodal involvment and the tumor was removed intact. I am not sure what the cancer clinic is going to recommend in terms of treatment, if any, and that is on my mind a lot. But the last couple of day i am tired and sad. I feel I could sleep all day never get dressed and just vegetate and cry. I had figured that this cancer was like a wake up call and that i could put some of the depression hehind me, as i have faced a potentially deadly disease and that would put the other stuff in perspective. Has anyone else noticed depression AFTER the good reports? is it normal? thanks for your help!~
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I think it may be a hormones play a role in the post mastectomy depression. It had to be a shock to the system to loose a breast (and in my case 17 nodes as well). My story parallels yours except I already saw the cancer doctor and he is recommending 5 years of Aridimex as a precaution. I can't shell out $300 a month for it times 5 years is $18K. That is enough to depress anyone. I elected to go on Tamoxifin at one tenth the price. I have been on it for 10 days and my shoulders, hips and fingers are aching. I am taking the chocolate chewable calcium supplements and Osteo Bio Flex for joint pain. I have numbness and range of motion issues that I hope decrease in time. I am disappointed that the American Cancer Society can't find a friend for me to commiserate with in my area. It seems they are lacking in volunteers.
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Thanks for you story Becky. I am lucky in that I have good health insurance that will hopefully cover 80% of drugs, if any are ordered. L would like to hear if anyone else has had this happen. I feel so silly for being so down, i mean, hell, it basically beat cancer!
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