Breast Cancer Now Forum

I think this guide will be helpful for you! https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/chemotherapy/in-depth/hair-loss/art-20046920 ... View more

So sorry to hear this news . You must be devastated and no wonder you are confused. Did you get the opportunity to ask why you are having chemo when you have been told it won’t work ? Maybe it’s a different drug they are going to use ? very best wishes ... View more

hi very scary but as others have said read about the people who are still here years on. I was unsure but here I am 14 months on just live each day to the best of your ability and have no regrets, I find myself much less tolerant of events I really dont want to be at. Think positive....no one is guaranteed tomorrow! ... View more

I had breast cancer a few years back and I must admit at the beginning was constantly on my mind from the morning you got up until you went to bed. I was bumping into the wrong people before treatment started, and that always set me back. Every ache had was living in constant fear of it returning or even going somewhere else. I took all the treatment, thought if you take everything offered and it ever comes back you gave it your best. Was off work a long time, but have to say when I got back to work, it was the best thing that could have happened, got my mind of myself and thinking about other people, took a little while but was for the best. I’m not saying you don’t ever worry but it does get less of it being in your mind, at the beginning I did struggle and the breast care nurse got me on a Moving Forward Course which really helped me a lot, meeting with people that were the same as you, understood you better and it was them that always knew what to say to you. The time when I felt quite low was when all your visits to the hospital stopped, I must say though we are all looked after very well, fingers crossed that we all can be cancer free.x ... View more

I do so sympathise with you ladies experiencing this problem. This happened to me after chemo (which was four years ago now) and I think it was one of the most difficult of the side effects to cope with.  I dont think there is anything which can reliably prevent it. I believe some hospitals may provide ice-baths, which presumably work on the same principle as cold capping for hair loss. I painted my nails purple, which may work for some people but didnt for me. On the positive side I enjoyed having purple nails so much that once my nails grew back (and they did, and stronger than before) I continued and never having used nail varnish pre chemo, now have a whole collection of striking colours, which are often admired. In fact I have been painting them as I relly to this message. Look after yourselves ladies, there is light at the end of the horrible tunnel you are going through.  ... View more