hi im 42 had bc last march finished treatment in november ive not felt right since i finished i get bad heads bad ears dry mouth and pains up my nose i have seen the doctor i dont no how many times i feel that they are shruggin me off went back 2 weeks ago they said i got virtgo gave me travel sickness tabs well they made me feel sick lot of good they were iam now waitin to see ENT specialist this has only takin 12 months do they take any notice of us or is it the money there spending.I feel so unwell has any body out there got any of my symptoms
thanks sana x
Hi Sana
Sorry to hear you are feeling so rotten. When I finished chemotherapy and rads, etc, etc four years ago, the oncologist said that it could take as much as two years to get back to feeling more normal. And she was right - I was exhausted for months and had terrible shoulder and neck problems from radiotherapy. Do you think you might be a bit anaemic or vitamin deficient?
So try not to worry too much, but don’t be fobbed off if you are genuinely concerned. (I have recently put a post on the ‘Current Issues/Hot Topics’ board entitled ‘Sunday Times - hospital referrals’ which may interest you).
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thanks for that bahon i dont no what im lakin i could be anaemic i will check it out thanks
sana
You’re not necessarily lacking anything. If you think about it, your body has had a lot of nasty stuff (chemo, rads, anaesthetics etc) in it and it’s hardly surprising it’s complaining.
My onc was no help and clearly did not understand when I described the way every muscle and joint aches and stiffens up if I don’t move. Homeopath and chiropractor much more on the case. No magic cures but cranio-sacral therapy was temporary help (and I’ll be back for more) and homeopathic remedy means that stiffness clears quickly when I move now.