sickness and lethargy

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FormerMember

17 Jul 2011

Hey guys

am feeling really sick but not been sick thank goodness but really lethargic, didnt get any sleep at al last night, had no choice to ring the christie hotline, trying to avoid this but she advised not to take any trazadone at the moment due to the steroids am on as she stated this could have been the cause. unsure reagrding work tomorrow mondays a pretty stressy day catching up after the weekend, though did manage to get some work done on saturday morning, only did 4 hours and this was to prove a point lol. ((I did it)!! Am also getting terrible heartburn and Gaviscon is only working for about an hour and another dose, any tips?? I have chopped some fresh parsly and that seem to be helping a little, have loads they have gone mad in my herb garden this year lol so that may be a blessing.

catch you laters guy will be on chat in a bit, am going to try and have some dinner, lamb chops and mash, with loads of mint sauce

Take care

Mark

FormerMember over 13 years ago

Hello Mark. Hope you are feeling a bit better this evening, please try not to think of work just yet as I suspect your body is telling you to take it easy and rest - you need time to recover from the treatment. So do take care ! Love, Joycee xx
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FormerMember over 13 years ago

Hey

Couldnt go into wok this morning, my head is to heavy to get off the pillow, hope this feels better tomorrow, the sickness is still there but managed not to take a tablet yet unless i have to they are there if required, could do with a better nights sleep, keep you updated, thanks Joycee

take care

Mark

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FormerMember over 13 years ago

Hi Mark,

For heartburn and indigestion I use a teaspoon of peppermint powder (available from health food shops) dissolved in lukewarm water. It's quite nice. Or peppermint tea which I think tastes grim but does do the job. If I don't have either of these I chew peppermint chewing gum (the blue Wrigleys Extra work the best for me). All three of these can help with nausea as well. Try not to push yourself too hard, you're ill, it's not like you're just on the skive so rest up and I hope you feel better soon.

All the best, Vikki xxx
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FormerMember over 13 years ago

hey guys

does anyone know when this starts to wear off feeling so 'dozy' at the moment and sleepy, went to bed last night at 9pm and managed to sleep all the way through with one wake up at 3am and then went back off again, but still dozy, sickness feelings seem to to have a gone a little now and have tablets just in case, have the gp ringng me this morning need some more pain killers and heartburn tablets may get a sick note for a couple of weeks from her as well, not sure if to take the 2 weeks off will see how it goes, will keep you guys updated and again appreciate your support

Mark

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FormerMember over 13 years ago

Good morning Mark. Sounds like you got that good nights' sleep you wanted ! I'm afraid that I can't really comment too much about chemo effects as I just had the surgery followed by RT. However, I can still feel tired even now when it's almost three years since my treatment finished - they do say that after having RT tiredness can last a long time. But it takes time for your body to recover from the various treatments and sleep is nature's way for the healing process. As Vikki said, don't push yourself too hard as you are not skiving and it's not a cold you are getting over. Do rest, I made the mistake of trying to carry on as normal during the latter end of my RT and all that did was delay my recovery. So your Doctor knows best and if she gives you time off then take it. Love, Joycee xx
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