Newly diagnosed and learning
I've read through some posts and realise I have lots of gaps of knowledge about what I have. I know I have breast cancer, it's about 8cm, I know its spread to my armpit lymphs and now the nodes near ...
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Well that might explain how I felt the last few days @Unicornkisses. I'll stay off the neurofen.
So much to keep track of. I went to my GP and got a Care Plan. I went and saw a dietician and then the other 4 I used for a sports physiologist. I found the dietician well worth going to as I was not eating nearly enough food and she helped me set out a menu framework and it has helped. The sports physio is working with 4 other cancer patients and has been nice and gentle on me and given me little exercises and stretches I can easily do at home, which does helps with the general aches and pains and I find I can have a good nap if I do a little bit :) I also got 10 visits to a psychologist that I can use as needed.
@melclarity you sure have had a rough journey! I am finding it difficult to keep up with my girls, being so young and full of energy. Today they were are daycare and I have spent the day on the couch recuperating from their exuber
I have a pimple on my chin that I absent mindedly scratched and now its infected and sore. I have put iodine on it but now worried I should go to the doc. I don't have a temperature, but my chin is sore.
@Zoffiel my doc trained in the UK so hopefully she will have heard of using Claratyne. I've been keeping track of all my side effects, seems to be something new and wonderful everyday, small blessings its not all at once :)
So much to keep track of. I went to my GP and got a Care Plan. I went and saw a dietician and then the other 4 I used for a sports physiologist. I found the dietician well worth going to as I was not eating nearly enough food and she helped me set out a menu framework and it has helped. The sports physio is working with 4 other cancer patients and has been nice and gentle on me and given me little exercises and stretches I can easily do at home, which does helps with the general aches and pains and I find I can have a good nap if I do a little bit :) I also got 10 visits to a psychologist that I can use as needed.
@melclarity you sure have had a rough journey! I am finding it difficult to keep up with my girls, being so young and full of energy. Today they were are daycare and I have spent the day on the couch recuperating from their exuber
I have a pimple on my chin that I absent mindedly scratched and now its infected and sore. I have put iodine on it but now worried I should go to the doc. I don't have a temperature, but my chin is sore.
@Zoffiel my doc trained in the UK so hopefully she will have heard of using Claratyne. I've been keeping track of all my side effects, seems to be something new and wonderful everyday, small blessings its not all at once :)