Getting Stronger

I am getting stronger everyday! I am having more good days in a week than bad days!
Those are all great things, but ......
I need to remind myself everyday to be patient.
Taking one day at a time, and being patient with myself has been one of the biggest lessons I have learned through this journey. So, being the type A person that I am (bet you could have never guessed that about me!), I want to be back to normal NOW!
If I do too much on one day, the neuropathy usually strikes with a vengeance the next day. I have to learn to pace myself and be okay with not accomplishing everything.

Here's the thing. Even though someone is done with treatment, they say it takes the same amount of time after treatment that they were in treatment to start to feel normal again. So, for me, that is around 6 months. I was in treatment for 6 months and I can look forward 6 months and gauge about the time I'll START feeling normal.
Even though I may look good, and feel good one day, I may be down the next, or extra tired, or have to say no to something I have done in the past.

One thing I do know, my cancer was not genetic. It does however have a high probability of re-occurrence. So, I have been doing a lot of reading about environmental causes of Breast Cancer. There are major changes coming to this lady. I'll write about them in my next posts.
Thanks for all of the kind words and gestures!