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06-08-2018, 08:41 AM
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Aysa, I thought very long and hard before deciding to accept chemo. And I will not do it again. Quality of life is more important than quantity to me.
Also to me too Orangutan
I wouldnt want to have that poison again with all its relatively unknown long term health effects.
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I still get this with my fingertips Aysa - and my treatment ended in 2012. It is easing off, but VERY slowly. Hopefully yours will ease off more as time goes on as well....
Lets hope so Fender
Glad to hear that yours is fading albeit slowly ,I was told by the oncologist that it can take a very long time for the damage to repair if it ever does
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16-08-2018, 02:25 PM
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I didn’t have my chemo yesterday as I’ve not been feeling well, so I’ve got a few weeks to try to build myself up. It’s tiredness really, I feel so weak and keep taking myself off to bed. I’m not sure whether that’s the right thing to do or whether I should fight it.
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16-08-2018, 02:36 PM
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I didn’t have my chemo yesterday as I’ve not been feeling well, so I’ve got a few weeks to try to build myself up. It’s tiredness really, I feel so weak and keep taking myself off to bed. I’m not sure whether that’s the right thing to do or whether I should fight it.
Val, nearly everybody feels tired with Chemo! They are putting poisons into you body so I think your body is telling you to rest so you can fight it, therefore I think you should sleep, or rest, when you want to.
If this continues after your rest, ask them what is making you so tired and how long this chemo will continue. They should explain how the chemo works and how long you will need it, because if you can see an end to it, it will make it easier for you to cope with the downside!
I hope they can explain what they are hoping to achieve with these long sessions.
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16-08-2018, 03:48 PM
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Val, for what it's worth, I think you are doing the right thing. Give your body a break and a chance to rest and heal a bit. It can be hard to live life when you are constantly run down, and still being hit by yet more chemo.
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16-08-2018, 05:33 PM
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I had a C T scan on Tuesday and my consultant appointment has been brought forward from October to early September so hoping to discuss what happens next. Twink and o2, I think you are both right, i do need the rest.
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16-08-2018, 06:41 PM
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I am thinking of you Val. I don't post much on this thread, it doesn't mean I don't read.x
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I should have had thirty weeks of chemo after my op three years ago, but I only managed eleven weeks which included two admissions for kidney failure. I therefore decided to call it quits after discussing it with the Oncologist. I am now checked six monthly, with blood tests and CT scans. My kidney function is still not right, but I will live with that.
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16-08-2018, 10:04 PM
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I am thinking of you Val. I don't post much on this thread, it doesn't mean I don't read.x
It’s fine Sweetie, I read more than I post these days! x
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16-08-2018, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by CeeCee ->
I should have had thirty weeks of chemo after my op three years ago, but I only managed eleven weeks which included two admissions for kidney failure. I therefore decided to call it quits after discussing it with the Oncologist. I am now checked six monthly, with blood tests and CT scans. My kidney function is still not right, but I will live with that.
You have done well CeeCee, so long as your quality of life is reasonable that is the main thing.
 
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