Discomfort with bodily changes
weight gain, fatigue, scars, Cancer
SCAR, CANCER
Cancer and its treatment caused uncomfortable changes to participants' bodies. Mastectomy, weight gain or loss, and scars caused many to feel dissatisfied with their appearance.I cried when I first saw myself in the mirror. I had a scar that went from the side of the face up behind the hair line…I felt like Frankenstein's monster every time I saw myself in the mirror. (Woman, 27 years old).Another concern brought up was changes in functioning, often attributed to fatigue post‐treatment. This was described both in relation to very specific concerns, for example, about how fatigue and reduced ability to multitask stopped them from participating in various activities, as well as in more general sense of feeling let down by their bodies, causing frustration for many.