I had my follow-up with the chemo oncologist today.  While waiting to see him I got into a conversation with another cancer patient who is in remission.  She didn’t have breast cancer but we still related to each other.  We had the same side-effects with chemo which, in a weird way was awesome.  She’s the first person I’ve talked to who could relate to the bone pain I had and hers still shows up on occasion like mine does and she’s a year and a half away from it. Oh, and I took my wig there so another person could use it since I don’t need it anymore.
The oncologist says the pain in my hands and feet is probably from the tamoxifen and it may go away, and it may not. If I can take it then I’m better off doing that than taking medication for it. I also asked him about an off the shelf medication for night sweats and he didn’t say I couldn’t take it but was concerned that there weren’t enough trials relating to breast cancer with it so that’s out too. He said anti-depressants are the only thing that have been proven to alleviate the symptoms of menopause and night sweats that are hormone free. No thanks, I’ll live with the night sweats and occasional bout with depression. On a good note, I don’t have to see him for another 6 months.
My shoulder is getting better. The chiropractor says I’ve improved about 25% since I started seeing her but she still wants me to see her twice a week. Usually I can see her after work which is a good thing but once in a while I have to leave work a little early which kinda makes me feel guilty.
To top it all off right now, there’s stuff happening in my apartment that is totally disruptive for me and my cat and I’m finding that my stress level is really high and with it, the hot flashes are happening more often. And here I thought I was over the drama and was coasting back to a normal life.