hi im 36 mother of 3 n diagnosed dec 23. ive had 2 ops n 5 of 6 chemo n finding it very hard at mo. feel so peed off n cant get rid of that feeling. would love to chat. x
im like you, i want everyone to have a happy new year,if only it was possible but you have to believe dont you so i would like to wish you a happy new year.
Oh Caroline, I'm so sorry that you've got yet another thing to cope with now.....
I've been checking your blog regularly but you hadn't updated for a while and I've only just seen your post on here. I feel so sad for you, both about the trauma of the op and now the problems with your marriage.
I know you have lots of support from the ladies on here, they are a fantastic bunch (and not forgetting the guys too of course) but I just wanted you to know that I read your post and am so very sorry that he feels unable to cope at the moment.
2010 wasn't good to you Caroline, I sincerely hope that 2011 is much kinder
Happy new year to you all, hope 2011 is a healthier year for us all. Justva quick question to you ladies who have had radiotherapy. I now only have 5 blasts left but my boob is agony, really red and skin peeling, it's sore and looks horrible, hops have given me gel and dressings, did anyone else have this and if so how long does it take to get better? Xx
Happy New Year to you too....I don't have first hand experience and I am sure there will be a few sharing their personal stories....I have a friend at work who said it actually continued to get slightly worse up to two weeks post radiotherapy and then started getting better. She had a bad time where wearing a bra was even a pain as the skin would peel etc. So that is one experience and hoping yours might be different....
One thing I was told works and have first hand experience of was either the Aloe Vera clear gel or the actual leaf from the plant - If you split the leaf there is a clear gel inside which you can use. I used it on my backside burns when I had radiotherapy....don't make the same mistake I did though....I was in so much pain when I was in the bathroom I saw a bottle of sunburn cooling gel with Aloe Vera extract in it...well I thought it would help my backside...how wrong was I as the gel also had alcohol in it and I screamed in pain, hopping round the bathroom...I had to bite down on a towel it was so bloody painful...Fran and my daughter Charlotte thought it was funny...don't laugh.
Hi tony cheers for that, I've been told about pure aloe vera but hospital say just to use the one they supply, it is sore and peeling and very uncomfortable to wear a bra lol. Ps honestly I didn't laugh at you stinging your backside lol
Despite what they've said previously, ask if you can use the gel from the plant....not anything you buy pre-made from the shops, only the natural juice of the plant leaves.
I asked my Radiotherapist and they agreed it was fine to use. I think the reason they say only the cream that they recommend is so that people don't go out and buy 'natural' stuff (that's full of chemicals and therefore not exactly natural) and then end up with a reaction.
If your skin is sore, it's really worth asking. I found it did help so much and I was badly burned - to the point that they actually stopped my treatment.
Good luck with this because it's a horrible pain that I remember so well
hope you are managing ok. roll on friday n the last of your chemo. hope it goes as well as it can. be thinking of you n will raise a glass in celebration.
roll on friday for you too hun! thats your last rad isnt it? i hope your boob isnt like mine. in a few weeks the red n burning will feel better but then you got the scabs which isnt nice. horrible word isnt it! hope aloe vera heals it quicker for you n takes away some of the pain. i finished in september n my boob still hurts now but lymphadema started back then. i hope so much you dont get it n everything starts going back to normal for you. congratulations for friday n the end of treatment. will raise a glass to you too in celebration n wish you a healthy year.
