A minor annoyance!

Hi agathac

I certainly had discharge as one of my symptoms, but don’t remember if/when it stopped. I was more concerned about my bleeding, which did stop 2 weeks into treatment. I too would love underwear free nights, but that’s never going to be an option for me unfortunately! I’m not sure how much the gp will be able to advise on this, and it might be better to check next time you see your consultant when you start your treatment as they will have more experience. Hopefully some of the other ladies will pop in to add their experiences too. How are you feeling about treatment starting?

Sarah xx

Thanks for your swift reply, Sarah, I appreciate it!  I’m very sorry you don’t have knicker-free nights anymore x

I’m not sure what I’m feeling about the start of the treatment. I’m happy to be getting 3 months off work (even though I do like my job) but I’m worried I will forget all the  instructions.  And I am concerned about being sick and having diarrhoea, so I will have to take immodium and then being constipated for the radiotherapy…

agatha xx

It’s not a given that you will be sick or have diarrhoea-not everyone does. I wasn’t sick once during treatment, but yes, I did have the runs. I could count on one hand the number of times I ever took Imodium, so I was never constipated at all through treatment. 

The best thing you can do is try not to anticipate problems which might never happen, as we are all different and some ladies do sail through everything with little in the way of any side effects. If you are on Cisplatin chemotherapy, it’s a low dose given to enhance the effects of radiotherapy, so you may not notice any side effects at all from it. When you say you are worried about forgetting instructions, do you mean instructions for going through treatment? 

Sarah xx

Yes, I don’t seem to have retained much I have been told!   They give so much information verbally that even though I know it’s important, it’s too much to remember. 

Thats good news about the chemo not necessarily making you feel terrible. I haven’t been given any info about the chemo yet. 

thank you! 
xx

I hope you’ll find, as I did, that the nursing staff will keep you right! The staff in radiotherapy will tell you exactly what to do and when, and will gently adjust you on the table to ensure you are in exactly the right position for the treatment each day. The chemo nurses will do everything while you just sit there! Honestly, they will make sure you know exactly what’s going on, and what you need to do-don’t worry! 

Sarah xx

Ha ha,  thank you, I will try not to worry! xxx

Hi agathac

I am similar to Sarah in that one of my symptoms was bleeding and also like Sarah, that stopped after the second week of treatment but I did still have discharge, still do actually but your experience may be totally different. If you have been assigned a CNS you will be able to ask him/her any questions that you have. Often you ring and leave a message and they will ring you back. Good luck with your treatment and keep us updated xx

Thank you,  Snobird, it’s very kind of you to reply!