Two months after treatment.
SarahS
Welcome Tamsin! You should totally be proud of yourself! You've been through a hell of a lot and no, it often doesn't feel appropriate to be ecstatic that it's all over, as you've got to come to terms with what you've been through and how to step towards the future and your new normal. Sounds as if you've got a brilliant attitude, so keep that up! Waters might be a little stormy, but you'll get there! x
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Hi Everyone, spending too long distracting my self on instagram as usual......but so glad I did because I found all of you guys!!!! So much of what is said on here rings true. Diagnosed with a rare and scary lymphoma back in March, infact four days before my birthday, I went through six months of quite intense chemo. The last six months had its ups and downs mentally and physically, of course, but it’s gone!!
So yes I’m lucky......but it wasn’t just luck I totally committed to my treatment and got my head down and got on with it (just like we al do) because there’s no other choice!! And for that I’m very proud of myself and my body together we made it through. It’s only now looking back when I have time to reflect that I see what I went through and that I had to find the strength. So, unlike all my wonderful, amazing and totally supportive family and friends it’s harder to shout yippee it’s over. Because when you’re going through treatment everyone around you can watch and care and have time to get it and process it all but you as the patient are so caught up in just getting through the next cycle or injection or bout of sickness or scan that you don’t have time to fully process it, so we have to do that when we can finally sit back a bit and reflect.
Now don’t get me wrong I know everyone around me fully understands what I mean but you don’t like to go on and on so in a very long winded way it really is great to have found you all.
Im busy trying to plan lots of lovely things and am sooooo excited about Christmas this year. I rarely say no to things anymore which has been quite refreshing. But it’s not always easy is it......we all know the stats!!
Anyway I’m so glad to be hear and am trying hard to move on slowly but surely. Love to hear others experiences too. We should try and remember to always be kind to ourselves and pat ourselves on the back we’ve earnt it.
Tamsin x