@kmakm @viking1 My daughter has bought Inner Health Plus probiotics and super-high calcium C for me - both quite expensive, apparently. I wouldn't be able to afford that sort of stuff without her. The challenge when I'm on antibiotics (which happens far too often these days, with infected boils popping up three times so far) is that the probiotics need to be taken two hours either side of ABs. This discussion has prompted me to re-start having apple cider vinegar every morning. Earlier on in chemo I just couldn't face swallowing it, but I'm up to it now.
@arpie I understand the knee issue. Mine used to wake me every night and was so bad it brought me to tears, which is unusual for me. I had a total replacement 2.5 years ago; not terribly successful. That excruciating pain is gone, but I still do get pain and even though I tried to be (and was) the star of the physio class, I haven't got enough bend. That's really interesting about the surgeon saying you couldn't have any surgery - even though you weren't having chemo! My oncologist warned me very firmly about no cutting of any sort, or dental work, and of course no podiatry etc. But the second time I went to emergency with the boil flared up again (external labial), a gynaecologist said they could make an incision and try to drain it. I said no. I came home with more ABs. When I told the oncologist she was furious that they would have given me that option. And of course I'm on blood thinners because of the three PEs I had after surgery. Three-month checkup with lung doctor this afternoon. :)
