I'm about to start my Radiotherapy sessions after my last cycle of Chemotherapy so was interested to hear about your symptoms.

I hope you feel better soon and it's not too painful now you have pain relief.

Good luck and sending oodles of hugs.... Joanne x

Hi Joanne I hope your chemotherapy is going well. I was doing fine had eight sessions then on Friday I started with shoulder neck and chest pain on the side where I had radiotherapy. The stronger tablets I was given made me nauseous and sick. I returned to the hospital this morning and mentioned again to the staff about my pains. I saw the doctor in the clinic who thought it was due to the radiation. Apparently it's a rare side effect and happens in about 1-20 people. I now have a different anti inflammatory tablet, hope it works. It is quite rare so hopefully you will be fine. Post how you are doing if you can. Best wishes  Audrey x

Thanks Audrey and I hope things improve soon for you.
I shall try to keep you updated once I start radiotherapy but only if you let me know how you're getting on. You seem to be having a tough time.
Thinking of you......x

Hi Joanne . Thank you I will definitely let you know how the rest of it goes. I didn't expect this at all I felt that I was sailing through it. Never mind it's one of those things I guess. How you coping with chemotherapy? Are you having FEC T? X

I was having an alright time with chemo (Taxotere & Carboplatin) with just a little sickness, taste off, nose bleeds and things until cycle 4! OMG! I thought I was going to have to go in at one point! Just had cycle 5 with one more to go so nearly over.
I'm also on the Herceptin trial which puts me in an early menopause. Those hot flushes are just something else! I'll live though so that's what's important.
The hardest part has been the fatigue since I don't do resting very well and I'm trying to keep my little company going through the treatment. Been a hard lesson but I'm doing what my body tells me now so if it says no, it means NO!
My wonderful cancer team tell me no to worry too much about the radiotherapy but I'm just trying to prepare so your insight and experience has helped me loads. Thank you Audrey & I hope you start to feel better soon. Is the new pain relief better for you? ... x

Hi there. Hope you are doing well. How's the fatigue? I have finished radiotherapy this week and thankfully the lung pain has subsided with a different drug regime, it is rare so please don't worry about it. I had a joke with the oncologist this week saying I had worked my way through the side effects of chemotherapy now doing the same with radiotherapy. Hope you are doing okay x

Hi there. Hope you are doing well. How's the fatigue? I have finished radiotherapy this week and thankfully the lung pain has subsided with a different drug regime, it is rare so please don't worry about it. I had a joke with the oncologist this week saying I had worked my way through the side effects of chemotherapy now doing the same with radiotherapy. Hope you are doing okay x

Hello my lovely! :)

So glad to hear you are feeling much better and even more glad to hear your treatment is finally over! Yay! Well done you and now you can breathe, recover and get stronger. We cancer fighters are very much tougher than people often give us credit for. ;)

Finally finished the chemo but the last treatment certainly took its pound of flesh! My veins had given up in my hands so I had to have it in the wrist and that hurt. My eyes leaked tears (and I am not a crier!) applying pressure to stem the bleeding at the end but I was determined to get it over with. I've been quite poorly for the past few days but just the usual fatigue, sickness, constipation, chemo brain, confusion, inability to speak... blah, blah, blah! Just the usual. Ha, ha!

Went for my initial radiotherapy scan and complimentary tattoo's last Monday and start the treatment on 27th April. I'm impatient to start as the sooner it begins, the sooner it'll be over.

Would you mind if I seek you out whilst I'm undergoing the treatment? I would really appreciate your help and advice whilst it's going on since you've already been through it all. Would that be ok? .... Joanne xxx 

Hello Joanne 

Lovely to hear from you again and so pleased the final chemotherapy is done. You sound as if you have had a challenging time, I did too. The cannula in your wrist sounds so painful. My veins only managed two cycles then I had to have a central line put in, which made things a lot easier. 

It is a relief when the chemotherapy is over, now you know all these nasties are for one more time only

I will happily help you in any way just ask away at anytime. I found once it started it went over quickly.  Take things easy and recover. Love and hugs. Audrey xx