I´m TNBC and am currently having A/C (red devil) chemo and due to have my 4/4 this coming Friday - delayed by a week due to low defences.
I saw my oncologist on Friday and told her that lately I´ve been experiencing aches in my hips and legs (shin bones and knees) and they sometimes "lock" and jar and cause a jolting pain when they do.
She said this is probably down to the chemo rather than menopausal symptoms (my periods stopped back in November due to having chemo and I´ve been experiencing some hot flushes but not terrible yet tbh) and I´m wondering what can I take or do to help with this? Any vitamins/supplements or natural health food type recommendation would be gratefully received, thanks.
Like you, I have TNBC and have experienced the "pleasures" of AC chemo. I take, in liquid form, a low-dose multivitamins supplement. I cleared this with my oncologist prior to starting taking these supplements, to make sure this would not interfere with treatment.
There are also come complementary therapy method that I have seen people here say worked for them, such as acupuncture and reflexology, but again, I would clear anything with the oncologist before going ahead.
It's called, "NaturesPlus Source of Life Gold Liquid." To me, the benefit of taking it in liquid form is that it's much easier to face and manage, especially when I don't feel great physically, but the drawback is that I cannot adjust and balance quantities based on what I think my body is signalling.
When I first bought it I was taking it every day. Now, sometimes I may take it on a few consecutive days, sometimes I don't take it at all for a while, or just as a one-off on a day when my body seems to be asking for it.
There are some schools of thought that say supplements are not necessary, or not beneficial, but to me that was never the point. When I checked with my oncologist, what I wanted to know was this: "Would this interfere with treatment or is it safe for me to take?" Once he cleared it as safe, I went ahead.
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