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Losing my hair was, and is, the least of my concerns. Destroying the cancer, then dealing with the pain and trauma of recovering from treatments, are still my priorities. I expected my hair would thin, and it did. A couple of weeks ago, 2 months after...
Me again. I'm a couple of weeks post treatment and, amazingly, I only had about a week's bad pain. However, I just can't get motivated to do anything. I sleep a lot during the day and find I have to force myself to prepare food, shower, wash up, walk...
so I’ve finished my treatment this week, 28 days of chemo tablets and radiotherapy to say I’m sore is an understatement, but I’ve been given slow release morphine tablets and oramorph as well as some cream that I couldn’t use during treatment due to...
Hi all, I've just reached the end of week 5 of treatment and while my oncologist has said I've been doing fairly well with my skin condition (I took the advice of a few folks here and got the StrataXRT gel and used from day 1) I'm starting into the...
Hi everyone had 10 chemo radiation out of 28. Today has been horrid with pain and diarrhoea. I thought I should be sticking to a healthy diet of fruit and vegetables but looking back over old posts on here I’ve got that wrong! So please can you tell me...
I thought I’d say hello. I was diagnosed with a 4cm rectal tumour in April. Had week of radiotherapy 3 weeks ago, 4 x 3 week cycles of chemo due to start 18 July. I’ve had awful side effects from the radiotherapy, burning pain and a lump is now protruding...
Good morning. My consultant said I might suffer hair loss. (My treatment starts on 23rd May). I've been googling wigs but it's a minefield. Obviously I want it to look natural, so human hair, but size, whether or not to have a lace cap, no cap..........
Well its been a long first day _ 6 hours out of house but I survived! Lot of sitting around but it went very quick. So surprised how long chemo bit actually lasts about ten minutes! I did get a lovely leek and potato soup, sandwich, yoghurt and chocolate...
Finished treatment chemo radiation 8 weeks ago I am getting there have gone to gym but very unfit and no strength. I have gained a stone in weight cannot stop eating maybe it's comfort eating any tips it's making me sad I am trying not worry about my...
Hi peeps I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice/answers please? It’s a bit personal/sensitive but in a nutshell I’ve basically got 3 more radiotherapy sessions to go then I’ve had my 5.5 weeks of it ! When does the soreness and burning feeling...
