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Your Personal Favorite Side Effect Tricks and Tips
Since we have some newbies (in week 16 I consider myself now a "near-newbie"....how about posting your tricks for side effects?
Itching
This one is gross. I don't shower as often but use baby wipes on the naughty bits all the time. LOTS less itching.
Band-Aid anti itch gel spray for those intense spot itches...not good for big areas but Gold Brand Green bottle red top works nice.
Nausea:
Found this candy called Gin-Gins....described as a helpful candy for chemo. Works pretty good. Also ginger tea but it tastes like ****. They have a drink called Ginger Soother. Peppermint mints help too.
www.gingerpeople.com
i have more but ring in please,all...
Deb
Itching
This one is gross. I don't shower as often but use baby wipes on the naughty bits all the time. LOTS less itching.
Band-Aid anti itch gel spray for those intense spot itches...not good for big areas but Gold Brand Green bottle red top works nice.
Nausea:
Found this candy called Gin-Gins....described as a helpful candy for chemo. Works pretty good. Also ginger tea but it tastes like ****. They have a drink called Ginger Soother. Peppermint mints help too.
www.gingerpeople.com
i have more but ring in please,all...
Deb
I'll tell you the best thing to make your lashes long and full - 25 weeks of Interferon!
I went thin... Real think on the very front right above my forehead...
But SUPER frizzy - afro woman red auburn hair...
I looked like something out of a light socket horror movie... holding a fork and looking all dazed... Still glowing.
But SUPER frizzy - afro woman red auburn hair...
I looked like something out of a light socket horror movie... holding a fork and looking all dazed... Still glowing.
LOL - just stupid ADHD --- I can multitask so someone said -- hey you should try this job... I did - and well shoot - I've been doing this type of job for almost 20 years. LOL!
No - seriously - how far into tx did you say you were?
I started getting llama lashes about 8 weeks/12 weeks in. And they are still here. llama eyebrows too - but tweezers work wonders!
Never tried revitalash - but I don't believe in moneyback guarantee stuff - cause most people just toss the stuff and forget to send in for th 5.95 or whatever cost it is.
Unless it's over 150.00 most people don't use the guarantee.
Let me know how it works. I am thinking you won't much need it - but you could be going the other way - with your lashes --- and growing long flowing locks somewhere else, instead. LOL! NO... Don't tell... *GRIN*
No - seriously - how far into tx did you say you were?
I started getting llama lashes about 8 weeks/12 weeks in. And they are still here. llama eyebrows too - but tweezers work wonders!
Never tried revitalash - but I don't believe in moneyback guarantee stuff - cause most people just toss the stuff and forget to send in for th 5.95 or whatever cost it is.
Unless it's over 150.00 most people don't use the guarantee.
Let me know how it works. I am thinking you won't much need it - but you could be going the other way - with your lashes --- and growing long flowing locks somewhere else, instead. LOL! NO... Don't tell... *GRIN*
not on the stuff yet, yeah, that stuff costs 130.00, so it better work! my girlfriends said it did anyway...i heard about the migrating hair patches! did you lose much off your head? just wondering...going to bed finally, hope you have another nice day tomorrow, and there after...
oh, I'm so glad for you! I was talking to my girlfriend who is still suffering sides a long while out of tx...I just want people to feel like you did today, ya know? youre so young too...compared to me anyway...anyway, yeah, you can get Sartin off the internet, and I think there's a way you can color code to your skin...telling you, their lipsticks, concealer, really, really good...I use a lot of her products...
since we're on make-up (wonder how many guys are still reading, ha ha!) there is this stuff called Revitalash, that is supposedly guaranteed to make your lashes really longer and thicker in 4 weeks, or your money back...my eyelashes are so small now...maybe that will be the only good thing about interferon, ha ha! I think I'm going to try Revitalash, I don't have any lashes to put my mascara on, it's weird! they used to bat my eyebrows!
It's good that you have a profession that actually helps people, good on you...you must have nerves of steel!
since we're on make-up (wonder how many guys are still reading, ha ha!) there is this stuff called Revitalash, that is supposedly guaranteed to make your lashes really longer and thicker in 4 weeks, or your money back...my eyelashes are so small now...maybe that will be the only good thing about interferon, ha ha! I think I'm going to try Revitalash, I don't have any lashes to put my mascara on, it's weird! they used to bat my eyebrows!
It's good that you have a profession that actually helps people, good on you...you must have nerves of steel!
I'm a Prescriptives Freak ... LOL!
But being where I live --- makes it Maybelline time --- with good lotions and stuff. But I'm VERY particular about what I put on my face or body --- It doesn't have to be expensive -- it just has to be good.
I've never heard of Sartin - I'll have to check it out. Online? Hmmm?
I can use some Mary Kay --- but not a lot --- for example the mascara hurts my eyes. But the nail polish is the bomb -- that and Opi.
I can't do Avon yet... Nor Estee Lauder --- Estee kinda goes ick on me.
I like Shiseido - but sometimes the colors just don't go with my skin color. And Lipsticks have to be the 14 hour or more kind with a long lasting gloss.
I have to admit tho... My 11 year old (just turned 11 last week) daughter had some mary kate and ashley stuff ----- Wooohooo - I tried it... some sparkly something - I dunno. But I loved it... LOL! Shhh.. Don't tell.
I do like a lot of different brands - but Sartin.. Hmmmm.. gonna have to see.
There is this one make up infomercial that was just powders that I saw the other day --- I was thinking Titanium dioxide poisoning - LOL - But it looked interesting - my skin is just so dry tho. So I usually stick with creams.
Alright - oh - depends on what I am typing I can hit 85 - 95 wpm if necessary and the words are small - but a lot of errors, because I'm usually on the phone or listening to something.
Just FYI - LOL - I'm a police dispatcher --- that kinda explains the hyper quality and the speed.
Oh oh oh - and I have to tell you - today was the first symptom free day in the last year and a half.
No real pains (ok stiff joints - but that does NOT count) no major bleeding -no headaches - no dark moods - nothing.
Weird -- keep hoping tomorrow will do the same thing. Yanno? Cause it feels REALLY GOOD to feel normal.
It almost made me cry when I realized that I kinda felt normal the whole day. It was such a relief... no pain meds - no nothing.
Have a great day all.
Meki
But being where I live --- makes it Maybelline time --- with good lotions and stuff. But I'm VERY particular about what I put on my face or body --- It doesn't have to be expensive -- it just has to be good.
I've never heard of Sartin - I'll have to check it out. Online? Hmmm?
I can use some Mary Kay --- but not a lot --- for example the mascara hurts my eyes. But the nail polish is the bomb -- that and Opi.
I can't do Avon yet... Nor Estee Lauder --- Estee kinda goes ick on me.
I like Shiseido - but sometimes the colors just don't go with my skin color. And Lipsticks have to be the 14 hour or more kind with a long lasting gloss.
I have to admit tho... My 11 year old (just turned 11 last week) daughter had some mary kate and ashley stuff ----- Wooohooo - I tried it... some sparkly something - I dunno. But I loved it... LOL! Shhh.. Don't tell.
I do like a lot of different brands - but Sartin.. Hmmmm.. gonna have to see.
There is this one make up infomercial that was just powders that I saw the other day --- I was thinking Titanium dioxide poisoning - LOL - But it looked interesting - my skin is just so dry tho. So I usually stick with creams.
Alright - oh - depends on what I am typing I can hit 85 - 95 wpm if necessary and the words are small - but a lot of errors, because I'm usually on the phone or listening to something.
Just FYI - LOL - I'm a police dispatcher --- that kinda explains the hyper quality and the speed.
Oh oh oh - and I have to tell you - today was the first symptom free day in the last year and a half.
No real pains (ok stiff joints - but that does NOT count) no major bleeding -no headaches - no dark moods - nothing.
Weird -- keep hoping tomorrow will do the same thing. Yanno? Cause it feels REALLY GOOD to feel normal.
It almost made me cry when I realized that I kinda felt normal the whole day. It was such a relief... no pain meds - no nothing.
Have a great day all.
Meki
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