Hi everybody
Well this is my very first post now that I have come to terms with my diagnosis. Even though it seems like such a long time ago it was only 4 weeks ago that I was diagnosed with a grad...
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Also not familiar with the term 3rd generation, but I was on AC (doxorubicin & cyclophosphamide) for 4 doses & 12 x Paclitaxel.
AC was a bitch....but doable. I felt ill after the 1st does, but a switch in my take home meds the following does fixed that. Mouth ulcers were my biggest problem with AC. I did the bicarb & water, but it didn't help. I switched to Biotene mouthwash, toothpaste & oral spray which didn't hepl that much either, but it did taste better. I used Kenalog (from the pharmacy) on the bad ulcers.
I shaved my head to a level 2 before chemo, what I DID have left started to come out on day 14.
Working the week after AC would have been impossible for me, I was like a Zombie, might have been able to manage week 2 & 3 though. It's not so much that you'll be sick, you're going to feel exhausted....REALLY exhausted. I couldn't even shower the night of chemo if I left it too late. I started having a shower as soon as we got home, then stayed in bed for about 3 days. It was even an effort to go to the toilet. Oh, geez, AC blocked me up too.....I finished chemo in December & it's all coming back to me :P
As bad as it sounds, it wasn't as bad as I was expecting it to be....you'll be surprised how well you cope once you start :)
Sending you cyber hugs, Sam xoxoxox