You just have to live with it.
My doctor says, 5 years post breast cancer, you just have to live with it. My fingers and toes are still numb in places and I tend to drop things- you just have to live with it. If I walk too mu...
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Hi @Brenda5 sorry you have all these side effects still. How shitty. I can relate to the neuropathy as I have some in my toes. It actually improved a little after chemo as the neuropathy was to the ball of my foot. I kept scrunching my toes to stimulate the nerves. I don't know if it worked but nerve damage can take years to heal. I exercise 6 days a week because it really makes me feel better and improves fatigue. I see exercise just as important as taking those pills i have to take for bc and thyroid. Just has to be done. I worked on my mindset to exercise and now I look forward to my walks, pilates and acqa aerobics but it wasn't always that way.
Long story but when I was 40 I had a massive illness that cut of my airway. They needed to drain the infection which initially targeted my next area and lungs. As a result I have massive scarring on my next. Looks like my throat was cut by someone 😳. The point is it took about 10yrs to get feeling in my neck again. So hope is still there.
I have had a couple of toe nails lift but I don't care. No one sees them. The first one was distressing for sure. I still wLk as if I don't I get a bit down in the dumps.
I don't have the gland thing but do have a thyroid problem so it sometimes makes my glands go up and down. Annoying isn't it. I don't have lymphoedema but feel for your battle with that one.
Re the sun, I have had 3 melanoma and a couple of bcc. I wear long sleeves, hat and sunscreen. A must in qld as you know. I do it because we all need to and I don't want any more skin cancer. Probably my skin cancer was due to sun damage as a young person when we didn't know any better.
The brain thing really annoys me as I was always so sharp. Whatever I just get on with it. I try not to let it get to me but I hear you. Ain't life grand. Have a great day and I hope your aliments improve for you.
Long story but when I was 40 I had a massive illness that cut of my airway. They needed to drain the infection which initially targeted my next area and lungs. As a result I have massive scarring on my next. Looks like my throat was cut by someone 😳. The point is it took about 10yrs to get feeling in my neck again. So hope is still there.
I have had a couple of toe nails lift but I don't care. No one sees them. The first one was distressing for sure. I still wLk as if I don't I get a bit down in the dumps.
I don't have the gland thing but do have a thyroid problem so it sometimes makes my glands go up and down. Annoying isn't it. I don't have lymphoedema but feel for your battle with that one.
Re the sun, I have had 3 melanoma and a couple of bcc. I wear long sleeves, hat and sunscreen. A must in qld as you know. I do it because we all need to and I don't want any more skin cancer. Probably my skin cancer was due to sun damage as a young person when we didn't know any better.
The brain thing really annoys me as I was always so sharp. Whatever I just get on with it. I try not to let it get to me but I hear you. Ain't life grand. Have a great day and I hope your aliments improve for you.