Tips for coping with total hysterectomy and/or chemotherapy

Post date: 2019-02-17 13:25:19

So my girl-guts have totally gone and some lovely nurse is feeding chemo drugs into my system every three weeks. New experiences! I'm managing really well so far but I wonder what tips others may have for issues I may encounter in the near and distant future.

I was post-menopausal anyway so I'm not suffering from a jolt of hormone change, but now that there is more room in my pelvis, my bowel is doing some weird stuff, like forming very broad stools. And pimples! My face is getting pimples! Other than that I haven't had many side effects from my first chemo treatment a week ago. In fact I feel better than I have in months now that an 8" football shaped mass is out of my system. But this is all new territory for me and no one in my family or social circle has gone through this or is around to tell me about it. What can you tell me about it?

My prognosis is very good and I have friends, colleagues, a great employer and Australia's public health system supporting me so I am incredibly lucky. I'm on carboplatin, dexamethasone (ugh), magnesium oritate, CBD oil, acupuncture and Chinese wellness herbs. Keen to hear other suggestions for wellness-supporting supplements and modalities that have a scientific basis, along with behavioural changes or activities that will aid in my recovery.

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