Hi lovely ladies,
I am just over halfway through 18 weeks of chemotherapy (I’m having weekly Taxol, with Pertuzumab, Carboplqtin and Heceptin with the Taxol every three weeks). I have all the fun side effects, tiredness, funny tummy, nausea, acne and some hair loss (but not all thanks to the cold cap) but this week a whole new fun has arrived in hot flushes!
I’m 36 and now haven’t had a period in over two months, since before the chemo started. This week I have started having lovely hot flushes mostly at night but some in the day. They don’t seem to last longer than 5/10 mins but are so hot and come on so suddenly! I was of course warned this may happen, and I think I have a few other menopausal symptoms but they could equally just be coping with chemo!
So can any give me any tips for dealing with these? I am accepting if this is it for me period wise, I’m lucky to have two lovely boys and happy with my lot children wise. Whilst I know that some women may start menopause during chemo but not complete the journey as it were I’m just looking with how to cope right now rather than starve it off unless that helps!
Thanks in advance, hope you’re all coping well x
Hi Kb_3 welcome to the forum and sorry that you haven't had a reply as yet. Its a difficult one to answer with any certainty and maybe thats why no one has answered as yet. Im thinking though that maybe if you wanted to post the question in the Ask A Nurse section of the site and I have included the link below . They may be better able to answer your query.
gail
