Anyone else feel like chemo permanently shot their health?
I was diagnosed with a lymphoma 3 years ago, and after 8 months of chemo and 2 of radiotherapy I have now been cancer free for two years - hell yeah!
But I don't know if it is just a matter of heightened health awareness, aging (I'm currently 33, started treatment at 30) or shit luck, but I feel like my health hasn't ever been the same. I always had the health of a horse and throughout my 20s I spent periods of 3+ years through which I didn't even catch a single cold.
Nowadays I feel like I get sick way more often and like I bruise and scar extremely easy. Last year I even had a swollen lymph node for some unkown reason, which I had never had before. I've done regular check-ups and blood work and not a single thing has ever come up wrong with them. My doctor isn't sure what it could be either, but he says that damage to my immune system would show up in the tests done. Could just be good old regular aging, I guess. Stress is not a factor, I'm in the best place I've ever been right now. Maybe I just notice stuff more?
Has anyone ever felt similar?