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janerc001
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18-10-2008
07:54
I've been on Tamoxifen for about 18 months now and have had hot flushes which have calmed down a lot, but otherwise no side effects whatsoever.
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09-01-2008
09:35
I've use henna on mine as I too hated that steely grey look. You don't need much! I first coloured mine in September (finished chemo end of July) and it has shown no signs of falling out. Henna takes a bit oddly on grey hair, mine has a distinct hint of pink, but I like it!
Jane
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02-01-2008
11:52
My current tamoxifen is from CP Pharmaceuticals too, so there goes that idea...
Jane
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02-01-2008
11:40
I'm on tamoxifen and get the itching. I've found its eased recently and am wondering if its related to a different brand. Has yours always been packaged the same way?
Jane
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02-01-2008
11:35
I'm on taxoxifen and know what you mean abut the itching. It seems to coincide with hot flushes for me. I'm on my second batch now, and it seems to have eased a bit - I'm wondering if the brand makes a difference.
Jane
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31-12-2007
10:34
You sound like just the sort of friend she needs right now. Make sure she always goes with someone (not necessarily you, but someone) whenever she goes for consultations - you need someone sane to listen to what's said and remember it.
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30-12-2007
06:52
I got furry mouth each time on Taxotere, but found Difflam helped and was prescribed Daktarin which despite being a tube of ointment worked really well. I just rubbed it on my tongue and it seemed to work.
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24-12-2007
08:18
My sleeve is made by Sigvaris. Try googling them.
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19-12-2007
08:29
I couldn't even think about Christmas cards until the 16th, then had to stay up till 1am writing them all! We've bought the tree but not decorated it yet. I hadn't realised how much I do for Christmas - now I'm not bothered it doesn't get done - I have a husband and 4 children (youngest 12) who could do stuff if it bothered them - but they don't!
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17-12-2007
12:03
Mine recovered. I'd forgotton how bad they'd been. Watch out for swelling - I had arm ache which turned out to be the early stags of lymphoedema (now thankfully under control)
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14-12-2007
07:14
I lost both after chemo had finished, but lashes grew back amazingly quickly, and eyebrow pencils meant it just looked as if I'd shaped my brows properly for a change!
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13-12-2007
11:28
I've just signed up.
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11-12-2007
10:32
I've used henna on mine - couldn't stand the white. I used brun from Lush - you buy a block of six squares, and I only needed one square, but need to redo it every 2 weeks or so, it's growing so fast! I've heard that being natural it's OK. Hope so! Does have a pinkish hue, but I quite like it.
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10-12-2007
07:24
The best support you can give is being there for her. As she meets others going through treatment her views will probably change. It's very early days and as dawnhc says she is in shock at the moment.
Jane
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05-12-2007
10:13
I take mine every morning after I put my contact lenses in. No side effects apart from hot flushes and I get those day and night.
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28-11-2007
07:21
Hi Jools,
I had similar symptons to you about a month ago. I saw the lymphoedema nurse at my breast clinic who gave me 2 compression sleeves (1 to wear, 1 to wash) and a set of exercises. She said gentle exercise of the afffected arm was good, particularly swimming. With this treatment I have gone from being unable to lift my arm up to shoulder level to now where I can put my arm straight up! I only had very slight swelling which I only noticed as my hands are so boney, but that has all gone.
Do try to see a lymphoedema nurse. Mine said catching it early was the key.
Jane
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29-10-2007
10:29
Anyone watch Spooks? (Tuesdays BBC1). Jo has a really trendy short hair style which won't take post-chemo patients too long to achieve!
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07-10-2007
10:37
I don't have green hair now - and it was fine to chuckle over it - we all did!
I re-hennaed my hair for 2 hours the next morning and wrapped it in cling film and it came out brown. Went out commando Sun eve and everyone was very complimentary, so have stayed bandana-less ever since. Love the feel of wind in my hair - I missed that.
Jane
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30-09-2007
10:23
Well, I thought my hair had grown enough to show the world, but it was so grey (almost white) that I thought I'd dye it first. Got some henna yesterday and dyed it last night. Then my son said "Why have you got green hair?" Feel like Anne of Green Gables! So I think I'll keep it covered a bit longer!
Jane
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30-09-2007
10:19
Hi Marian1,
I suffer from MS which has similarities, and I had 4 x FEC which knocked me for six for a week each time. I just rested, watched daytime TV and went to bed whenever I felt the need - often several times a day. I just accepted that I wouldn't be able to do anything that week. Luckily I had plenty of people around me to help out (don't know your situation). Interestingly, overall (I finished treatment a month ago) my condition has improved - my balance is better and I can walk much further than I could before cancer treatment! And I have had no relapses which I was concerned about.
Jane
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