Oh Tammy, honey. I'm so sorry to hear about your mother. First off, please don't blame yourself or anyone for the cancer. It's nobody's fault. Just try to remember that, ok?
Second, my step mother is a breast cancer survivor. She had a full mastectomy and 17 lymph nodes removed (all clear thank God). She also did chemo via IV and is on her last of 5 years of hormone suppression therapy. Her lump never showed on a mammogram (scary!) she found it through self breast exam.
My step mom did lose her hair and she had good and bad days. There were days she didn't want to eat anything, then she'd suddenly crave chocolate chip cookies and we encouraged her to eat all the cookies she wanted. Her body temp was off somewhat and she stayed pretty cold. There was nausea for which she took Zofran. She had a great attitude throughout the cancer and a wonderful support system which she knows was important to her recovery. Her hair grew back beautifully and thankfully 4 years later she is still cancer free.
If you have any questions or simply need to talk, PM me. I remember pretty well what she went through.
Of course, it goes without saying I will be praying for you & your family.
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