Getting Back to Your Old Self  Donna Lee Lista Ultima Vez
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English   Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"  I recently finished
surgery and chemo for nscl cancer. My family seems to think I
should be back to my old self- I am a stay at home mom, but that
has a lot of responsibility- cooking, cleaning, shopping, etc. I
just don't feel ready or up to it. Am I unusual- do people
really get right back to their old self?   Donna Lee Lista, Lung
Cancer Survivor, Advocate and OncoLink Blogger, responds:  From
a patient standpoint, I can share my perspective. I was a lot
better physically, then I was mentally for a very long time and
I think that your mental state can be just as important in
getting back to your "old self". On one hand, the fact that
people closest to you think you should be back to normal so
quickly says that they believe you will be fine, on the other
maybe they could be a little more sensitive as to the mental
strain you have been through. You