mucous discharge

EtheB

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1115064#Comment_1115064

My sentiment entirely 👍️

knowwhentowalkaway

Hello group. It is nice to join a group where there are people who have been through the same experience. I am 4 1/2 months out and have had the mucous before, through and after. My docs and Google said mucous is a normal body function to lubricate the stool. It is always there but don’t usually see it like I have with the cancer. I lost count of the boxes of panty liners have bought.

I started losing hair a couple of months after treatment. My oncologist thinks it could be a thyroid issue. He also gave me Silver Sulfadiazine cream. It really helps when the area is tender. Not for long term use.

Recovery is slow. Fatigue is major. I need to remind myself of the 6-12 month recovery. I try not to be hard on myself and just do one thing a day.

The hardest part for me besides the cancer is my mental health. My daughter wouldn’t let me stay at her home and take care of me. I found an apartment. She came to take me to some appointments but became more work involved and did that in the waiting room. She never engaged interactively with my docs. Then on the last week and one half of treatment she left the country on vacation with a friend. My heart was broken. I am so grateful to my girlfriends and son in law who stepped in helped care for me. I stayed in the apartment each day alone. Nearly every day they would drive from out of town to take me to appointments. They would call and text when I was alone each night at my apartment. I will never forget what they have done and continue to do for me.

Cancer is hard. No sugar coating it. I couldn’t have done it without my friends. I wish you all the very best.