Re: Still experiencing chemo-brain..........

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I had my surgery/chemo over 16 yrs ago at age 44 so I was too young to start

having memory problems. I can tell you what I did as a child but don't ask me

any short term questions. We can be driving somewhere and I will say to my

husband, why are we going a different way? It turns out we have gone that way

many times! But you learn to live it with. Things could be worse.

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Still experiencing " chemo-brain " ..........

Not sure if it's all due to chemo brain! At 58, one expects to have

a bit of a memory problem, right? LOL But, it really freaks me out

when I put something down, and 10 seconds later (no exaggeration!)I

can't find it. I turn in circles searching, and most times it's right

in front of me. " It " can be anything from a cup of coffee, house

keys, eyeglasses, books, etc. Words sometimes escape me, too. I can

be in the middle of a conversation, and I'll have a problem

remembering a word. I finished chemo at the end of October 2005, and

radiation was finished at the end of December 2005. Wow...I did have

to think a moment, but I'm proud that I got the dates right (believe

it or not, I never remember most of the dates...ask me when I had my

surgeries and I usually draw a blank). I also think that I'm

forgetting things due to stress and depression. Well...whatever the

reason(s), it's very disconcerting to someone who used to pride

herself in being quick and on the ball!

Sorry for being so very long-winded here! Basically, I'd love some

feedback in order to know if a lot of other people have had (or are

having) similar experience.

Truth is, this is only one of my questions. I have been experiencing

much fatigue and bone pain since treatment ended. I have very little

energy most of the time and as I posted a few days ago, terrible pain

in both hands, wrists,arms and feet. My balance is not so terrific,

either.

I have been diagnosed with other medical problems recently, and I

believe they have occured as side effects from treatmen...but, that

will be for another post...my hands can't tolerate all this typing.

Suzanne

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