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LisaF
LisaF Member Posts: 200
edited June 2014 in IBC (Inflammatory Breast Cancer)
Strange feelings
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  • LisaF
    LisaF Member Posts: 200
    edited July 2010

    Hi all,

    I have been done with chemo for over a year and a half.  I've been doing very well, but for some reason I have had the most strange sensations.

    I was driving to a work meeting yesterday and I felt that I wasn't "quite there" and had to shake my head and force myself to pay attention.  When I got to this meeting I felt dizzy and like I was having one of those out of body sensations that you hear of.

    Has this happened to anyone else?  I was literally quite scared to drive.  Any thoughts on what could be going on?

    THANKS!

    Lisa

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  • cka0706
    cka0706 Member Posts: 70
    edited July 2010

    Hi Lisa,

    I've  had similar experiences but haven't been to my onc yet about it (my appt is 8/23 so I'll wait till then). Are you on any drugs (prescription kind :D). I'm taking Arimidex and wonder if that is the cause of it.

    Could also be trying to deal with everything. The diagnosis/surgeries/chemo all happened so fast I had no time to prepare for it. Now that it's behind me I'm dealing with "OMG I just went through a year dealing with cancer!"... delayed reaction on my part and it gets somewhat distracting.

    Don't hesistate to contact your dr about it, though. Good luck.

    Carolyn

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  • LisaF
    LisaF Member Posts: 200
    edited July 2010

    Thanks for the reply. 

    I have been doing so well so far, but this was scary.  Do you think that chemo brain can get worse as time goes on?  I thought it would get better.  Also, I'm in sales and I'm just not as articulate as before.  Or, I may just be getting old at 52....(;

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  • Chevfan
    Chevfan Member Posts: 88
    edited July 2010

    Lisa, have you ever had issues with anxiety/panic disorder? What you're describing could be a delayed reaction to the stress you've been through. It sounds like an episode of "depersonalization". Realizing for a cancer survivor, it could be anything from a - z ... from my perspective it fits.

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