Update. Rescheduled

They've moved my surgery to June 24th.


Both surgeons had to be available at the same time (breast surgery and reconstructive surgeon)


It's been 2 weeks since my final chemo. Side effects feel worse this time around.


I finally got a name for one of my symptoms that's been going on for months. Affecting my hands and feet

https://www.breastcancer.org/treatment-side-effects/hand-foot-syndrome

For the life of me I don't understand why, when I say hey this is bothering me, they don't immediately let me know that it's a side effect and what it is called. I just got "oh okay".


Why do I have to look up every little thing? I avoided a lot of stuff because I didn't want to go doom scrolling down a rabbit hole of chemo horror stories. 

And today day in my websearching, I got confirmation of what I'm already realizing. Rest does not alleviate some of my fatigue. Repeat and rephrase: It is not kind of fatigue that rest will alleviate. I'm pissed and resigned that to get through some things you have to go all the way through them. And there is no relief until they've run their course. 😔

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