Life after Breast Cancer: How to Still Enjoy Life

Breast cancer just like any other type of cancer is an intruder in a person’s life. apart from just giving you painful experience during all the time that you were sick and all those side effects that are associated with the orthodox methods of cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiation therapy and sometime having to fight the possibility of getting addicted to the opioids they give you to help mitigate the magnitude of the pain that you suffer, cancer changes a person’s life completely. the name cancer is synonymous to pain, while to some people the mention of cancer draws death in their mental picture as that is what many people have since grown to associate it with- that it what it does in most cases, after fighting it for some periods of your life you may end up in the cemetery, call this a bitter reality but thanks to invention of several effective alternative therapies that can be integratively used to help treat breast cancer. The advent of the several alternative cancer treatment therapies like ozone therapy among others have given hope to many cancer patients owing to their efficacy where they have been applied. Breast cancer patients can now have hope of facing tomorrow despite their pain in they face every day. however as I mentioned earlier breast cancer changes a person’s lifestyle, there are treatments that when a person is getting he will have to stop doing some of the things they were used to including the foods they used to enjoy and the activities that they involved in before cancer invaded their lives. When a person is receiving diet related problems they are required to adhere to strict diet guidelines but after they have conquered the disease how can they return to their normal lives and enjoy living for the remaining part of their lives? What are the challenges that breast cancer patients have to put up with even after treatment? How well can they adapt in their new life and live it to the fullest enjoying every moment of their stay on this planet? Here are some tips on how to fit in your new normal life.

Accept the change and move on

Like I mentioned earlier there are changes that you will have to put up with even after surviving from breast cancer. As you and me breast cancer is a disease that has many causes but to many the cause can be hormonal imbalance. Estrogen dominance is known as a major culprit in breast cancer, in the cause of receiving your treatment you might have gone through hormonal therapy, a treatment that aims at restoring the hormonal balance in the body. To my level of understanding the hormonal therapy has no serious effects but your doctor may suggest that you adapt to a new lifestyle to help you evade xenoestrogens that are full in our environments. Xenoestrogens are a type of xenohormone that imitates estrogen. They are not biodegradable so, they are stored in our fat cells. Accumulation of xenoestrogens in our bodies has been linked to many types of cancers such as breast, prostate and testicular cancer. Accept this change even if it has to do with your profession. in other instances you may be taken through surgical operation to remove the tumor, if only a bit of breast tissue was removed, well and good but if the entire breast was removed it better to accept the change and not stress yourself for the same. Whoever cared and loved you will continue doing the same even if your entire breast were chopped off as a result of the disease. Adhere to any diet that you have been told to as this may help minimize the chance of the tumor regrowing.

Some of the hurdles that women have to struggle with after breast cancer treatment are fatigue that may result from chemo treatment and the chemobrain phenomenon. The fatigue is to be expected since many living cells die during chemo. The chemobrain phenomenon refers to mental changes in the like memory deficits and loss of ability to focus. These make it hard for women to fit in their work scheduled before the invasion of the disease. To help with this you need to create rest periods in your schedule that you strictly adhere to. You also need to find someone whom you can share your frustrations with; this often takes burden off a patient and helps him rest. Give yourself time to heal as this may take time.

Regain your beauty

After suffering from breast cancer, your appearance will change owing to the treatments that you were on. Orthodox treatments like chemo always affect your appearance as they destroy living cells too and may lead to hair loss. Use wigs and hairpieces to conceal your baldness before your natural hair regrows. Adopt a healthy diet that will help you gain weight after periods of poor feeding due to lack of appetite.

Join Breast Cancer survivor Forums

Breast cancer is disease that is known worldwide with millions of victims and survivors. Today there are many online forums where cancer survivors can interact and share not only their problems but also ways through which they can adapt to their new lives. Joining such forums will expose you to several people who will avail you with necessary information to help you cope with life and restore your hope. Finally, you need assistance of an integrative doctor to help you cope with life after treatment. Dr. Dalal Akoury (MD) is an expert at this. Call her on (843) 213-1480 for help.