Newly diagnosed and Menopause
Hello everyone, My name is Kate, and I recently turned 48. Just a few weeks ago, my world shifted dramatically when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. After discussing options with my doctor, I've ...
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Hi @katesmom.
Eeek. I was 45 when chemo shut everything down after the second dose. The flushes were atomic. So disgusting. That was the hardest slog of the trip I reckon.
The really shitty thing is there's really not much you can take to help. Nobody does studies on natural medication v breast cancer as they're classed under the "food act" but the pharmacy will tell you not to take anything with phyto oestrogens in it. So no Rasberry leaf, no Black Cohosh, no Menopause Ease or things like that. Not that they actually know. But I made the pharmacy ring Swisse and they said not to take "just in case" Blah
I used to carry a can of dove deodarant (just the original not scented) every where and spray like heck as soon as I felt a flush coming on. Also had a cold towel that I wet, put in the freezer and slept with draped accross my back.
On a plus note you can now apply topical oestrogen creams to the more sensitive bits that hurt. After 7 years of me asking they finally agreed it's ok now.
I also found a lot of vitamin B helped a bit and also helped with the brain fog (I am not a recommending that as I became my own science experiment really.
All the best lovely. xoxoxo
Eeek. I was 45 when chemo shut everything down after the second dose. The flushes were atomic. So disgusting. That was the hardest slog of the trip I reckon.
The really shitty thing is there's really not much you can take to help. Nobody does studies on natural medication v breast cancer as they're classed under the "food act" but the pharmacy will tell you not to take anything with phyto oestrogens in it. So no Rasberry leaf, no Black Cohosh, no Menopause Ease or things like that. Not that they actually know. But I made the pharmacy ring Swisse and they said not to take "just in case" Blah
I used to carry a can of dove deodarant (just the original not scented) every where and spray like heck as soon as I felt a flush coming on. Also had a cold towel that I wet, put in the freezer and slept with draped accross my back.
On a plus note you can now apply topical oestrogen creams to the more sensitive bits that hurt. After 7 years of me asking they finally agreed it's ok now.
I also found a lot of vitamin B helped a bit and also helped with the brain fog (I am not a recommending that as I became my own science experiment really.
All the best lovely. xoxoxo