Post cancer
Thermal
Treatment
Julia
Testimonial
My story begins in April 2022.
I have a mammogram, and then...
time is long, in fact.
It's a long time before the person comes back,
and the knife fell.
I was told I had a...
injury.
The ground gives way... So what do we do?
What do you do once you've been diagnosed
that it's breast cancer?
On 18 May, the surgery was performed.
The rest was very hard.
I'm in so much pain
to the point where I couldn't move from my bed.
I had the appointment with the surgeon,
and he admitted me to hospital.
Infection, skin necrosis...
Everything was removed.
The fat, the skin...
Heavy treatment at home, I'll be discharged
after 15 days, continued hospitalisation at home...
So the process goes on,
with the chemo phase and then the radiotherapy phase.
Dad suggested I come with him to Les Houches.
We went through the lower part of Saint-Gervais and I told him
"But are there any thermal baths there?"
I sent myself for a cure, in fact.
It was the first project I'd actually had
for so many months.
It's a project for me, to feel well, to feel good,
and it's my oxygen bubble, really.
The spa park, just that, is magical for me.
It resonates with me, this nature, this open setting, the water.
It's everything that makes you want to push yourself.
That's what triggers it!
That's what makes everything suddenly possible again,
and to see these mountains, this extra time that changes,
it just echoes so much of what we're going through.
I think it's the greatest gift I've ever given myself.
I love the group, the collective.
It really creates motivation and emulation
from our desire to kick ass!
Every time, people give their all.
The patients and those who look after us
I don't think we talk enough about the cure,
<the value in fact that it represents to find oneself,
and feeling good,
and to be able to
back into society.
THE BENEFITS OF
DERMATOLOGY CURE
HEALING
Renowned for its anti-inflammatory and healing effects, Mont Blanc thermal spring water has a lasting effect on your skin. Over time, the inflammation and volume of scars tend to diminish. The healing process is encouraged by the minerals in Saint-Gervais thermal spring water.
SKIN SUPPLENESS
Saint-Gervais thermal spring water is particularly rich in minerals and helps to restructure the skin, making it suppler and more elastic. Contact with thermal spring water makes the skin appear suppler for most people taking the waters.
MOBILITY
In addition to the spa treatment, personalised scar massages are carried out by the spa's physiotherapy team, who specialise in the treatment of scars with over 60 years' experience.
OEDEMES
The warmth of the water has a vasodilatory effect and the thermal vapours help to boost local micro-circulation, thus helping to reduce oedema.
FATIGUE & PAIN
The 3-week cure allows you to take care of yourself and rest after undergoing the heavy treatments associated with cancer. The post-cancer dermatological spa treatment helps to combat fatigue. Find yourself again and look to the future with peace of mind.
THE BENEFITS OF
ORAL MUCOSA CURE
HEALING
Thanks to its anti-inflammatory and sedative properties, sulphur thermal spring water decongests and heals mucous membranes.
REHYDRATING
Thanks to its high concentration of sodium, Saint-Gervais thermal spring water regulates the moisture content of mucous membranes.
SOOTHING
Thanks to the cure's thermal treatments, itching sensations are soothed.
QUALITY OF LIFE
Thermal treatments improve the pleasure of eating, which contributes to a better quality of life.
THE BENEFITS OF
ORAL AND RESPIRATORY CURE
HEALING & SOOTHING
Thanks to its anti-inflammatory and sedative properties, sulphur thermal spring water decongests and heals mucous membranes. It also boosts the immune system. The sulphur contained in thermal spring water helps to regenerate the pharyngeal mucosa. In the months that follow, breathing capacity is significantly improved.
QUALITY OF LIFE
Thermal treatments improve respiratory capacity, which contributes to a better quality of life.
THE BENEFITS OF
VIVA PROGRAM
REGAIN YOUR CONFIDENCE
This programme is designed to give you the best possible support and help you to move forward with peace of mind. During these 3 weeks, we give you the "keys". At your end-of-cure check-up, you'll leave with a personalised programme and three months of physical activities designed by our teams just for you! Our team will be on hand to listen to you after your cure, and we'll do a follow-up check-up every 3 weeks or so.
RECONSTRUCT
Alongside the post-cancer dermatology cure, the VIVA programme helps you combat fatigue and anxiety in the heart of the Saint-Gervais resort. The VIVA programme at your spa helps you to regain a positive self-image, so you can learn to take care of yourself and your body again.
TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF
Supervised by a coach and a team of professionals, they will help you refocus on your physical and mental well-being.
EXCHANGE SHARE
The Viva programme gives you the chance to talk to qualified professionals and to people from all walks of life. It's a great way to break the isolation caused by your illness, and to share your experiences and the difficulties of everyday life.
A COMPREHENSIVE
EXPERTISE
This team is made up of spa practitioners, hydrotherapists, specialist doctors (dermatologists, ENT doctors, GPs) and physiotherapists.
The spa team is complemented by a dietician, a relaxation therapist and other outside contributors. Our lifeguards work as part of a team with our adapted physical activity coaches and our health and fitness coaches to support you in the Bains du Mont Blanc area.
In addition to the quality of the medical and beauty teams, the Thermes de Saint-Gervais are unanimously recognised for the quality of their welcome, both in the welcoming hall and in the treatments. Every day, we are at the service of our spa visitors and customers, who regularly congratulate us.
THE BENEFITS OF
THE ENVIRONMENT
Nestling in a magnificent 10-hectare wooded park, the Thermes de Saint-Gervais is a unique destination!
Surrounded by vegetation, the spa building is rooted in the Alpine landscape. It's an exceptional place, where water dating back over a thousand years springs from the peaks of the Mont Blanc massif 6,500 years ago. From the time when the first spa-goers came to 'take the waters' to enjoy its benefits, as well as the refreshing environment of the green Bonnant gorge, the spa has always been able to reinvent itself.
All the areas have been renovated and redesigned to offer a holistic experience to all visitors, from the entrance to the experiential boutique to the new sensations of the Mont Blanc Spa.