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jlstacey
jlstacey Member Posts: 277
edited February 2017 in Coping with Holidays, Special Days and Anniversaries

and I feel like postponing it to another month. My anniversary is May 9th, Mother's Day is the 10th and my birthday is the 25th. I can't taste. I'm often tired and get grumpy. I can't thing of anything I can do to celebrate. Meal out? Forget it. It all tastes horrible.

Have any of you felt like this

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  • Meadow
    Meadow Member Posts: 2,007
    edited April 2015

    Maybe the celebrating will do you good...let people love up on you! It will energize you!

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  • Bounce
    Bounce Member Posts: 574
    edited April 2015

    jlstacey - Hi there.

    I am not sure what stage of treatment you are in but try to find something that does appeal to you to treat yourself.

    Maybe a reflexology session / face massage - healing session (just for the relaxation).

    Maybe a new book or some music you would like to own.

    A visit to a museum or place you have wanted to see.

    Maybe a visit to a social worker or psychologist if you need some help dealing with everything.

    And maybe a rain check if you aren't feeling well enough to go out - write yourself an IOU that you will go out and have fun when you are feeling stronger.

    Hugs

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  • Jennie93
    Jennie93 Member Posts: 1,018
    edited May 2015

    I was in the midst of chemo for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. Nothing tasted good, and I wasn't up to doing much cooking or shopping or anything else, really. I get how you feel for sure. About all you can do is acknowledge that yeah, this year it will suck, but you can make up for it when you feel better, do something nice then. And as hard as it is to believe right now, over time the memory does fade.



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  • jlstacey
    jlstacey Member Posts: 277
    edited May 2015

    thanks everyone. I'm getting through it.

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  • cliff
    cliff Member Posts: 290
    edited February 2017

    that reminds me I am lucky, after mastectomy and a bunch of lymph nodes, my treatment is tamoxifen with an exgiva shot once a month. a few side effects, but not that bad.any idea when you are supposed to complete treatment?

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  • Luckynumber47
    Luckynumber47 Member Posts: 397
    edited February 2017

    My husband takes me shopping at a nursery for Mother's Day. I spend hours wandering amongthe plants imagining how beautiful my garden will be instead of imagining how terrible cancer is.

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