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Stages of improvement - reflection
I have been terrible at checking in here! So much time has passed and so many changes...
I ended up feeling REALLY down and out after finishing treatment (31st of October last year) and found myse...
Hi Karen!
I can tell you that while you are in it (treatment) it is all so .......crap and draining but as time passes you start to forget all the shit you went through and recognise how it has made you stronger (yes I know that is SUPER cliche).
I found my notes I wrote to report back to my oncologist while I was on chemo and as I read them I was like. Oh. Thats right. I had bone aches. Ahhhh. I forgot about the rash....
The only thing that hadnt faded from my memory was the problem I had with my fingernails! Chemo brain is frustrating for everyday functioning but great for putting it all behind you lol
This website is such a wonderful resource. Hope you finish chemo soon and can tick that one off. As for Rads. Get some Moo Goo moisturiser and start applying in the weeks leading up to radio. You cant apply anything to your skin a certain amount of hours before treatment but otherwise baste yourself in it! I applied it 4 times a day minimum (and drank crazy amounts of water) and survived 6 weeks of rads without a problem.
Hope the rest of your treatment flys by xo