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Hubby's was always worse at night .... even if he only had a sheet on him .... so knew it wasn't a heat rash!  

Make sure you tell your Onc & your Breast Care Nurse, too? xx

Oh thank you very much @arpie 🌷💕 I will check out all this as it IS only itching (not sores or rash) but just very annoying!! 

I hope your shoulder comes good, @HelenlovesSnoopy ... my suprasprinatus was involved as well!   Ay yi yi!  Getting older is SO much fun, eh??

Re your skin - has it actually 'errupted' into a sore, or just itchy?  It can happen, apparently (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4129361/).

My husband also got very itchy skin from the cancer treatment he was on - and we found that CORNFLOUR (of all things) really helped!!  I put it into an old Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder shaker -  I would stand him in the shower & then I would sprinkle it all over him & 'gently rub it in'.  When he got out of the shower, I'd just run the water, as it virtually dissolves immediately.  It could be worth a try.

Another friend had very itchy inflamed skin & she put Uncle Toby Original Oats into a stocking & soaked it in water & it produced a milky liquid that she used instead of soap.  

From the Macmillan site in the UK - they say:

Skin changes

Good luck xx

@arpie that’s dreadful and I really hope it never comes back and that your general condition improves.  Having to do your exercises with super hot water sounds tough.

I am glad your GP was horrified at the weights you were lifting!  Were you 'dead lifting'?  (I sure hope you weren't lifting anything above your shoulders!)

Frozen shoulder is incredibly painful & inconvenient @HelenlovesSnoopy and it usually just gets worse, rarely better, with or without physio.  I had 18 months of physio, TENS machine, and even acupuncture - it all only got worse.   :(  That was 22 years ago, my left shoulder, which was corrected by manipulation under a block anaesthetic & took 6+ months to get full range of movement back. At the time, I couldn't raise my arm above shoulder height, & had pain even washing my hair & eating and could not put my hand behind my back! it was always aching at night.  I was told by the surgeon that it may come back in 10 years.  It had some twinges last year & I thought it was returning - but has settled down again. I had an ultrasound when it was 'chronic' and once again, it shows some tears.
Then just over 10 years ago, I had acromioplasty on my right shoulder as it was as bad as the left was, but was a mix of frozen shoulder, rotator cuff tear & bicep tendon tear ....  so needed keyhole surgery to rectify it.  It took the best part of a year to get full range of movement back.  Even now, I do my exercises in the shower every morning, with hot water on the shoulder (as hot as I can stand).

take care, ladies

Oh I'm glad you got the five assessments.  I just used my last one - I asked my lovely GP to switch it from ex phys to a physio as I got a frozen shoulder type thing.  I saw a wonderful, though expensive physiotherapist this week, using my last session, and discovered that I got most of the fee back!!!  So that was a win, although now I'll have to pay for the rest of the physiotherapy.  

Thanks @HelenlovesSnoopy. I have had the referral from my GP for five assessments with the EP and have continued with two group sessions per week for 12 weeks, which I have to pay for as they are not subsidized by Medicare. I have four more weeks to go. I am taking two weeks off as suggested by my optometrist. I visited my GP today, and she recommended that I lift no more than 2 kg weights. She could not believe that I was lifting weights of 16 kg. I will ask the EP if they can adjust my care plan, otherwise, I will not go back. It’s a shame this happened as this is a specialized program for cancer patients, but I’m sure there are other opportunities for exercise. 

I was thinking the same thing as arpie and iserbrown @GorgyS - not to put you off exercise phyiologists, I've dealt with two great ones recently, but they were very careful.  One of them was connected to a free program, sponsored by Cancer Council WA, which I'm just finishing up.  Anyway, we need the strength and resistance, only done carefully.

I have to look into this further. I might cancel the program. I am seeing my GP on Friday, who made a referral to EPs. I will see what she thinks and recommends. I agree with both of you, Iserbrown and Arpie. They should be more careful as they are dealing with people who have health conditions. I am a bit disappointed. Thank you, ladies <3 . I will keep you in the loop. 

To be totally honest, I think I'd be changing EPs @GorgyS - For them to say red eyes have nothing to do with exercise - shows lack of knowledge and training!!  What ARE their qualifications?  They should be up on the wall somewhere!! 

I hope they had you wearing a thick leather belt too - cos it can cause major gut issues too - like popping a hernia!   :( 

They obviously didn't listen to/act on your concerns - and as a result, have caused the injury   :(     

Do you have a choice of EPs in your area?  If you add your 'general area' (Town/City) to your profile, members may be able to recommend someone 'good'?

take care - and NO weightlifting for a while now - or at the very least, when your eyes are back to normal ....  cut back the weights bigtime! ;)  xx