Holistic approach success story please
Hi everyone I recently started my battle against HER2+ breast cancer in the left breast and I have had a very difficult time with chemo as I have found out the very hard way that I am now allergic to ...
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I am SO sorry to see you joining us here, @Steph198615 .... and you've had a rough trot already with the 3 trips to ER :(
May I ask ... Was it high temps and/or diarrhoea/nausea that caused the hospital trips? With your tumors reducing from 7 to 3 (which are now half the original size too).... the treatment, whilst rough on your body, seems to be working, hence (I am guessing) the Onc wanting to push thru the ongoing treatments!
Doing Chemo is never easy .... Do you have a Breast Cancer Nurse that you can chat to about managing the nasty side effects that you are having - or even arrange a meeting with your Onc. The Chemo Nurses are usually pretty good at getting control of the diarrhoea/nausea ....
Always check with your Onc before making any changes to your meds - even if they are 'over the counter' meds, as things 'may' interact badly with your current treatment. e.g. Just recently, it has been discovered that taking more Vit B 6 than recommended can cause neuropathy in hands & feet that may lead to falls etc (Vit B6 is in many vitamin supplements, so people may be taking more than is good for them - it is even in Magnesium tablets! So the 'fine print' needs to be read closely to avoid an overdose!)
We have a dedicated Triple Positive PRIVATE group that you may like to join, so you can read the others' stories and pose more direct questions to them - in total privacy - they are a great bunch of ladies. Just go here & click 'join':
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/group/31-triple-positive-breast-cancer-tpbc
This post has some great info in it:
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/comment/224919#Comment_224919
Gentle exercise (if you are up to it) may also help .... check out this post
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/comment/221085#Comment_221085
take care & all the best xx
May I ask ... Was it high temps and/or diarrhoea/nausea that caused the hospital trips? With your tumors reducing from 7 to 3 (which are now half the original size too).... the treatment, whilst rough on your body, seems to be working, hence (I am guessing) the Onc wanting to push thru the ongoing treatments!
Doing Chemo is never easy .... Do you have a Breast Cancer Nurse that you can chat to about managing the nasty side effects that you are having - or even arrange a meeting with your Onc. The Chemo Nurses are usually pretty good at getting control of the diarrhoea/nausea ....
Always check with your Onc before making any changes to your meds - even if they are 'over the counter' meds, as things 'may' interact badly with your current treatment. e.g. Just recently, it has been discovered that taking more Vit B 6 than recommended can cause neuropathy in hands & feet that may lead to falls etc (Vit B6 is in many vitamin supplements, so people may be taking more than is good for them - it is even in Magnesium tablets! So the 'fine print' needs to be read closely to avoid an overdose!)
We have a dedicated Triple Positive PRIVATE group that you may like to join, so you can read the others' stories and pose more direct questions to them - in total privacy - they are a great bunch of ladies. Just go here & click 'join':
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/group/31-triple-positive-breast-cancer-tpbc
This post has some great info in it:
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/comment/224919#Comment_224919
Gentle exercise (if you are up to it) may also help .... check out this post
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/comment/221085#Comment_221085
take care & all the best xx