Prickly sensation over body post treatment
Hi there I was diagnosed with stage 1 TNBC April 2017. Completed surgery, followed by 4 cycles AC and 12 cycles Taxol and Carbo + 5 weeks radiation in February this year. However, in late February, I...
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Hi @RachaelBB
I used to get really severe hot flushes. (finshed the same chemo regime as you June 2017) Now I just get the prickles, they sometimes make me lightheaded as well. I can go from cold one minute, as soon as I put a jacket or blanket on here come the prickles. I have to be careful with the temp of the shower as well. Sometimes it just comes out of the blue like sitting at my desk, if I am rushing around doing something, even bending down to pick something up can set it off. Caffeine can trigger it and so can wine. Thankfully they only last for a minute or so now. It's the chemo induced menopause and lack of hormones circulating as they should. Kind of a mild hot flush i guess. They are getting less over time.
xoxox.
I used to get really severe hot flushes. (finshed the same chemo regime as you June 2017) Now I just get the prickles, they sometimes make me lightheaded as well. I can go from cold one minute, as soon as I put a jacket or blanket on here come the prickles. I have to be careful with the temp of the shower as well. Sometimes it just comes out of the blue like sitting at my desk, if I am rushing around doing something, even bending down to pick something up can set it off. Caffeine can trigger it and so can wine. Thankfully they only last for a minute or so now. It's the chemo induced menopause and lack of hormones circulating as they should. Kind of a mild hot flush i guess. They are getting less over time.
xoxox.