I'd have replied to the original thread but I use Google to access the
newsgroups and it wouldn't let me.

Well, 2 months later and I'm still fighting the same chemobrain
problems.  I now work 3/4 of my normal hours because I just can't
juggle full-time and the rest of my life too.

I recently had an MRI ordered by my chemo doc.  Apparently it was
"normal" although my regular doc did ask if I'd ever suffered brain
damage.  I told her about a time when I was 17 (over 25 years ago) when
I fell down some stairs and blacked out for a few seconds.  I didn't
think to ask her more because mostly my brain was thinking "Just great!
Nobody is going to believe and nobody is going to do a darn thing about
my problems."

But I called back today and asked to have her call me and left a
message that it was about chemobrain and ritalin.

Something concrete needs to be done.  I just have too many things on my
plate and this has just tipped it over.

In other health news, although my chemo doc has seen me every single
month and I have complained about it every single month it took a
checkup with my breast surgeon to be referred to a lymphedema
therapist.  I've only seen her twice and been doing the massage
technique myself for 2 weeks but I think it's having an effect.

Also my regular doc prescribed Ambien.  I've been having loads of
problems with my sleep.  Ambien doesn't help me get to sleep much
better and I will still sometimes wake up half hour before the alarm
but once I'm asleep I tend to stay that way - even with the tossing and
turning caused by the lymphedema.  I just don't wake up during the wee
hours if I've taken the Ambien.  Unfortunately one can only take it for
2 weeks at a time, and that will be up in a few days.

Just thought I'd update everyone.  I still can't believe how little
concrete info there is on treating chemobrain.  Most semi-official
stuff tends to be of the "do crossword puzzles" variety of advice.

Take care,
Melody