What part of day-to-day life during your breast cancer experience has been most challenging for you?

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Take our poll and share details in the thread below!

malldivamd

Keeping up with medical appointments

a lot of these apply. I am 70 just diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. My first breast cancer was diagnosed in November 2021. I had a lumpectomy, then chemotherapy followed by radiation. I was clear for almost 2 years. Now the invasive ductal carcinoma is back with a vengeance.

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minniesmom

Making meals

I have difficulty running errands, making meals, and staying healthy (eating properly). I took Ibrance and Truqap and both of them have ruined the taste of food and the desire to eat. It's maddening, knowing I should eat healthier food more frequently, but not having the desire or strength to stand up and cook something and then not having the interest in eating it!

lovelau

Finding time and ways to rest or relax

to mods.

i am in remission, no mets that i know about. i guess like the drs i HAD bc.

but i have constant anxiety. i’d like to see a group that knows how to control it. i go to sleep at say 9 and wake up anxious at 230 and get bad thoughts and try to shut them off and go back to sleep. have not been able to do it yet. have tried meds. exercise prayer etc. i want a life back. take klonapin occasionally tiny doses trying to stop. please help me. it’s been 6 years. my drs were all about “ we don’t know how you will be, so we can’t encourage you. it’s scary. can you help to find a group that can help me. most posts i see are pretty old. i’m stressed and want to take klonapin but don’t think that will help.

thank you