Hi Sue,

I had stage 2 invasive carcinoma. The tumor was 6 cm (I was not that large but it was so deep in the tissue that it wasn't found by the mammogram) I also had lymph node involvement. They took out 26 lymph nodes, although only 3 were cancerous. I ended up with stage 2 (irreversible) lymphedema. I am now waiting for an evaluation for surgery for that. I didn't have a choice as to refusing treatment. It was do or die. Mine too was HR + HER 2 -. Because of the size of the tumor and the lymph node involvement I had to go on hormone blockers. I had a terrible time on Aromatase Inhibitors (became very depressed) so they switched me to Tamoxifen. Had a terrible time with that too, so at first I was taking a very small dose of it and I inched my way up.
I know, this winter has been freaky. I'm in New England where it has been extremely windy and cold. It is probably much colder in Canada. So I know what you mean about getting out. I too live alone. It is hard to motivate yourself to get up, much less get out. You've probably been told though that people who exercise regularly have a lower cancer recurrance. One thing that helps me is I have to sign up for the Zoom Qi Gong and the Moving for Life classes. That makes me make a commitment. I put it down on my calendar. The other thing is, when you are on Zoom you see other participants. And yes, there are people from Canada. There are over 160 people in the Qi Gong class! You don't have to turn the video on but you know you're not alone.
I love the way you were first told you'd be tired for three weeks... then you're told, "Oh, yeah, six weeks to five years." LOL. I'm glad to hear cancer treatment providers are just as deceptive in Canada as they are in the US!
Keep writing. We can give each other support and hopefully help others too!