Monday, October 9, 2023
Cough
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Thing
Saturday, February 4, 2023
Let's Have a Dry Skin Update
Firstly, I'm not worried about it. I can see that dry skin is a common side effect when you stop chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Up to now I thought it could be something else (HELLO DR GOOGLE!) but now it feels more like a condition called 'Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW)' - which also doesn't feel like a fit as I'm still taking steroids, but feels like we're in the right sort of place.
Evidence!
- the rash. This is part of TSW
- my skin is flaky - a dandruff like sort of flaky. I collect dandruff-like skin parts in my clothes, amazed at how much my skin flakes actually create. To help counter it I'm putting on plenty of MooGoo Udder Cream which helps. ALSO - "Our Skin Milk Udder Cream is also used in Oncology hospitals and clinics across Australia as a moisturising cream for dry and damaged skin following radiation treatment and chemotherapy." So when the time came to check creams with the Oncology department this was approved quickly - and I had an order placed for the following day.
A lot of this feels like guesswork, so that appeals to my 'must know everything' nature.
Sore Neck
Oof, it hurts. Trying to sit up without hurting my core. My upper shoulder is in pain but behaving. It's not agonising pain but it'...
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Not a lot to report other than the usuals but I'm making a point of logging these now for hospital use. What day is it? What am I doing...
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Sometimes I'm quite lonely. Other times I crave chat. Sometimes I crave company but I have no energy to deal with it (which is annoying)...
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Yeah yeah, the f-word again. Sorry. I'm forgetting a lot at the moment but am being told not to worry and just focus on my steroid redu...