Hi I have finished all my treatment for HER 2 positive breast cancer. I have had Chemotherapy,finished in February a Mastectomy in March and finished my radiotherapy 3 weeks ago.
I constantly have cold skin, particularly my face, arms and legs. Is this normal? Has anyone else experienced this?
Hi and welcome to this corner of the Online Community, although I am so sorry to see you having to find us.
Now this is a good question, my cancer journey was rather different but over the years due to all my treatment I would say that my internal body thermostat has been all over the place at times, is this normal, my team said yes.
But you may like to follow this link to our Breast cancer forum where you will connect with people who understand the journey you are on. You can ask the folks questions and what to expect during this time.
Follow the link and join the group by hitting the ‘Join the Group’ tab just under the main group name. At this point go to the right on the group home page and select how you want to receive email notifications when someone answers your posts.
The best way to get support is to go to the 'Start a Discussion' tab just under the main group name. Set up your own Discussion and Introduce yourself to the group - you could just copy an paste what you have in this first post.
The post treatment journey can be long and confusing as you just expect to move on same old same old - but this often is not the case. Make a cup of tea and have a look through this great paper, folks will actually come back to me and
You may find our various Macmillan Support Line Services to be helpful - call them on 0808 808 00 00 This free service covers Emotional Support, Practical Information. Clinical Information, Financial Support and Work Guidance mostly open 8.00 to 8.00 but check the link.
I see that you have found our ‘Ask an Expert’ section where you can post questions to our mostly Volunteer Experts but please allow 2 working days to get a reply.
Talking to people face to face can help a lot so check to see if you have any Local Macmillan Support Groups in your area or a Maggie’s Centre as these folks are amazing.
When you feel up to it think about putting some information in your profile. This really helps others when answering. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself.
To do this click on YOUR username, look to the left and select 'Edit Profile'. Put as much or as little in your profile and you can amend it at any time - you can see members profiles by hitting our forum names.
All the best.
