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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Great to hear you are all doing ok. I think this chat started around a year ago as well.
@Paris_24 I'm waiting for an appointment for ovary removal, was there any difference with the menopause symptoms? I've been getting hot flushes since I started chemo, and other than some muscle aches and stiffness, I haven't really notice much difference since I started the zoladex and letrozole, although maybe the hot flushes have reduced slightly.
One thing I have noticed is my eyelashes, which survived most of chemo, have come back really short, I have to turn my head sideways to see them in the mirror 😆. They were never long to begin with, and I thought they might come back better 🤣 on the plus side I only need to shave my legs every week or so.
@Paris_24 I'm waiting for an appointment for ovary removal, was there any difference with the menopause symptoms? I've been getting hot flushes since I started chemo, and other than some muscle aches and stiffness, I haven't really notice much difference since I started the zoladex and letrozole, although maybe the hot flushes have reduced slightly.
One thing I have noticed is my eyelashes, which survived most of chemo, have come back really short, I have to turn my head sideways to see them in the mirror 😆. They were never long to begin with, and I thought they might come back better 🤣 on the plus side I only need to shave my legs every week or so.