I am beginning to feel a lot better, though am still napping in the afternoons like an old woman! I am getting amazing hot flushes- a complication of being pushed into the menopause by the viciousness of the drugs. Apparently my age makes it unlikely that my ovaries will recover, and I will probably be on 5 years of Tamoxifen, which also gives 'power surges'- so looks like I will be wearing layers for a while yet!!
My hair is growing back steadily, though is quite patchy and very grey and not growing anywhere quickly enough for my liking! The taste buds are also making some progress which is great, and I am beginning to like fruit and vegetables again, which will prove useful in my imminent fitness campaign!
But I am delighted that I have hung onto all my nails and not had any horror stories there. However, I have lovely white semi circles around the bases of the nail beds- corresponding to my rounds of chemo, but they remind me of the rings on a tree- a testament to how long I have been in this yuck for!
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2 comments:
Great to read that you are still hanging on in there and your hair is returning. What about your eyelashes? Thanks for your encouraging updates.
6 years old? That makes me feel younger too!
Bet your nails are still more elegant than mine.
K xx
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