Dear Ruth Mignon has said everything that I could say. I have found the 'after treatment' stage really hard. I was very depressed for a long time, I didn't want to go out and was extremely tired. I found counseling and anti-depressants a great help. I finished active treatment 16 months ago and am finally accepting that I will not be the same as I was. I ache in my joints from the tablets I have to take for the next 4 years and they do limit my ability for physical activity quite a bit. It is only in the last few weeks that I am energetic and positive enough to feel that I am engaging in life again. All I can say is that it takes a long time, much longer than I though it would. Regards Nanna ... View more