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Rona
2 years agoMember
Struggling through Chemo
Hi all, My nurse has just introduced me to this group. I’m hoping to connect and share my story and hopefully somehow feel better. After being diagnosed and a short time later having a mastectomy a...
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Katie46
2 years agoMember
My symptoms seem fairly mild in comparison, I feel ok for the first few days, then hit a wall of fatigue from day 4 to 7. I'm wide awake at 3am for the first 4 days least. I feel weak and at times light headed, and then I start feeling a bit better around day 8. I have slightly peeling hands (I thought it was the hand sanitiser) and oral thrush, and I'm using Nilstat for that, and using salt/bicarb mouth wash, and biotene. I have to take a daily antibiotic as it's the wet season up here and they give it as a precaution for infection, so that may be the cause. For a few days my throat has a burning sensation when I swollow, but my taste buds are fairly intact. My feet sometimes feel hot, particularly at night. I've only had 1 headache and no palpitations. I'm using almond oil on my cuticles as they were feeling dry. It really is amazing how unpredictable the side effects are. I think I got the most side effects for the first round, and slightly less for the next 2. I am craving goats cheese.
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