My tips after having 12 months of treatments !

Wren20

May I offer a few little tips, a few things that I did while having two surgeries, 16 rounds of chemo, 30 rounds of radiology.  Magnesium & bark, turmeric, hair/nails/skin, probiotic ... all purchased from my local health food store.  My hair fell out everywhere..head, eyelashes, eyebrows, pubes ! , all my nails split really badly & low down on each side, my toenails too were affected a bit.  But I FIRMLY believe that having those ‘vitamin’ supplements, plus juices each day, got me through the past year.  My hair is growing, my nails are great.  I still have numbness in my hands and feet, due to Taxol, but that too is improving.  I guess that I am just trying to offer support, esp to those who are embarking on treatments, who may not know what to expect, as I didn’t, even though I read everything I was given, library books, internet...there are just a few things I didn’t expect.  Of course, check with your treatment team before taking any tablets of any kind.

Wren20

Oh! I forgot to mention the mouth ulcers.....how could I forget those !

Sister

Thanks @wren20.  At the end of chemo treatment and my nails have suddenly decided they've had enough and my skin has aged about 10 years!

Wren20

Hello Sister.  Glad to near that you are at the end of your chemo treatments.  I too feel that. My skin has aged, especially the skin on my hands.....why ?!  I began using organic skin care for my face and I think it has actually improved my skin there !  All that lack of sleep early on with the chemo I was having may not have helped my skin.  A friend who had BC told me very early on to drink HEAPS of water.

primek

I went on a simple multivitamin and my white hair regrowth suddenly got colour again and my nails stops breaking. My diet was already hood but I think we are quite depleted following treatment.