Hello all, happy birthdays, and welcome - it suddenly got busy here!
Lesley, hope all goes well today and you're back to tell us you're ok very soon.
Yay Rocket - have a lovely time. Nice to 'see' you royalmama.
Chewing - ARRGHH. I'm glad the hospital were able to move your treatment, but it's all very frustrating. Why do we have to keep fighting for the care we should be having as a matter of course?? I hope the treatment works well for you.
Freddie, re supplements. I'm taking high dose vit d (and K2 to help with absorption) high dose iron because I am anaemic, omega 3 because my skin went to pot with the steroids and it's the only thing that sorts it out, vit B complex, and l-glutamine to try and prevent peripheral neuropathy. I did discuss all of this with my oncologist first, and checked the drug interactions. Once I've finished chemo, I intend to continue everything apart from the l-glutamine, add high dose curcumin (the active ingredient of turmeric) with peperine, melatonin, and a general high quality multi vit and mineral supplement, which might mean that I reduce some of the higher dose individual supplements. It's not a supplement, but I'm also thinking about taking metformin and/or aspirin, but that will involve another conversation with the onc/GP. It's blimmin' expensive for all of this stuff and I read a LOT of stuff around it all first.
Hi Daxaki. I had a mastectomy and full anc with immediate LD reconstruction and a reduction and lift on my non-cancer side. I expect there to be further small surgeries in future - if I want them - to even things up, colour my fake nipple, etc. To be honest, I wish I'd gone with a reconstruction from my tummy rather than my back, but now it's done, it's ok.
I met the rads consultant today (I like her!) and 'm going to join a trial to compare giving rads over one week instead of three. I have a 2:3 chance of getting the one week treatment, which I'd prefer, but knowing my luck, I'll be on the three week standard one. Either way, I do get more monitoring for the next 10 years, which can't be a bad thing.
Appointment at the integrative care centre tomorrow - I will report back!