On 3/4/2008
rita123 wrote:
hi there im scheduled for light kemo and radiation starting the 10th of this month drs are hopefull my my gyno said she thinks it was caught early i had one question did anyone have chemo and radition and there peroids stopped for good???????????/ they said it may happen to me it would be a blessing im so nervous about the first treatment and that im takin anxiety pills. i hope to get through this and live a normal life
also i quit smokin im takin chantix and i havent had a cigarette for 3 days im so proud of myself im still waitng on my pet scan rsults and im really nervous about that. recent ct scans were good but i hope the pet one is good also
but thats what i wanted to know if my menstural cycle would stop during my treatments and replys would be helpfull thanks rita
Don't know how old you are and what stage your cancer is, but from what I understand, there is a high likelihood that the treatment will kick you into menopause. I welcomed menopause with open arms, but I am 54yo and wasn't planning to have any more children. Younger women might ask their doctors if there is some way to prevent menopause if they want to have the ability to get pregnant.
Of course you are worried about the treatment, but I got through it with minimal side effects. Everyone is different, but I also think your mindset is very important. Take naps when you need to, but don't think that terrible side effects are inevitable, because they aren't.
Good luck with stopping smoking. Take it one hour at a time.