Long Term After Effects
Its now 3-4 months since my last radiotherapy treatment and im experiencing a miriad of things. it seems to me that my body is still in chemo mode. My last lot of taxotere was late July 2012, and through my radiotherapy I was ok. For the past 8 - 10 weeks I have noticed a cycle. Im well for about 14- 21 days, then for 7 days i am very unwell. Aching bones, aching hot feet so painful to stand on at times and they crack and peel, makes walking hard. I feel fluey, usually have a bladder infection. Sleep is impossible, hot and cold flushes, chills but no temp. sore body all over! headaches, depression, emotional and angst. Appetite is light, bowl motions are unpredictable, usually more so in the morning. I wake up usually an hour after going to sleep with vomit in my mouth, and severe indigestion to the point of burning my throat. I usually have to get up and vomit a bit and stay up until it settles. This all happens, goes from mild to wild! Then, by day 6 its settling, and then before i know it Im back to normal... some kind of normal. All this is what i went through having Taxotere! I was hospitalised every time i had it!
Im about to undergo tests for Osteoporosis, lung & liver function, and bone cancer. Sometimes I feel like ive smoked a packet a ciggys when i dont even smoke!. Ive read posts where women are 12 months past treatment and have chronic arthritis and are on pain killers. My lymphodeomaa in my arm isnt too bad now, i wear a sleeve now and then if it swells too much. heats worse. I sweat in my sleep. My peripheral nueropathy is getting better in y fingers thank god. Im bloated in my tummy at times also, I look pregnant!
ive taken up drinking Jim Beams everyday just about, at least one a day, helps with my aching bones, but doesnt do much for my liver. I dont care really, anything to get by. Im hoping the tests come back with arther... because if its cancer again, I really couldnt go through that again... seriously couldnt, Id rather die.
