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How long did they have it for? When during or after chemo did it happen.
thx!
How long did they have it for? When during or after chemo did it happen.
thx!
Oh yes, my husband had major fuzzy brain and still has it. It has gotten better though. He's been out of chemo for two and a half months. His mind has certainly improved and is getting better every day but it's not back to normal yet.
Thanks for the feedback - It's not major - I don't think - but she's sometimes just not totally checked in, which is weird...
When my mom was healthy, she was sharp as a tack. Didn't forget anything (much to my chagrin as a teenager). She is definitely suffering from chemo brain. But she's in treatment, so I can't speak to improvement. I think it's very normal.
Hi
It took me a good year to respond normally and remember details etc. It was very annoying to say the least. There were a few times I seriously wondered if I had the onset of Alzheimers. Its been 3 years now and I am about 90% ....It does get better.
Good luck to you both,
Sandy
Are you talking about chemo brain? Well I have had it for a long time. It did go away last time I was on chemo 3 years ago but it's back again and I totally forget whole conversations. Do not remember them at all. Or things that happen. Is that what is happening to you?
It is frustrating at times but I am used to it by now AND SO ARE MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
GOD BLESS
LINDA
Yep, that's what I am talking about. Mom is forgetting little things every once in a while and my sister is completely freaked about it. I've read here (and other places) about Chemo Brain (Fuzzy brain - whatever) so I kind of expected it. It's been about 4 weeks since her last treatment, so I am hoping it gets better soon ....
Hello Jessica...
If "chemo brain" seems frusrating to you, let me say...it is really tough for your Mom!
Mine started after the second of four chemo doses; at its worst, I would read a page in the paper and absolutely NOT comprehend any of it nor could I recall having read it.
The foggy thinking got better gradually after all the chemo was completed, but it was a slow process.
Be patient with her and take some time to be good to yourself too: caretakers are special!
Peggy
Ahh chemo brain..I remember when my mom was going through treatment for breast cancer. It did go away, but it did take a while to. She was working while going through treatment; her co-workers must have enjoyed it.
Hang in there, it will get better!
My chemo brain started in my second cycle of chemo. I could not remember things, could not come up with the word I wanted to say, etc. My chemo finished in May, and I still have occasions when I can not come up with the word I want, but I have learned to live with it, my husband jokes with me about it, and I really can't see that it has made any difference to my cats - they still ignore me!!!!
I pretty much feel that I am lucky to be here to complain about chemo brain!!!
Have a great day and have some fun!
Erin
My Dad has had chemo brain since shortly after beginning chemo. We are all used to it by now, and sometimes he makes absolutely NO SENSE....but we just nod our heads and agree. I actually saw a shirt on a website that says "I have chemo brain, whats your excuse?". I'm thinking of getting it for him!
whattttttttttt!!? "chemo brain" goes away? My last chemo was Dec 07 and my family has resigned themselves to the fact that it is the "new normal" for me. It isn't the big major things that get me, it's the little things, ohhhhhhhhh so very many little things. For me it's the short term things like last week, last month or last year. Mostly just since chemo started.
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