2 chemos down 4 to go.....
Found out my first 3 rounds of chemo will be using the drugs FEC. So after my first chemo I started to feel sick as soon as I got in the car and continued for the next week, really bad nausea, lethargic, heavy head. I couldn't believe how terrible I felt, and I started wondering wether. Was strong enough to do this. For the first 5 days I survived on toast, biscuits and avocado and water, I ended up losing 3 kgs. It was so good to finally get my appetite and feel some what 'normal' for the next 2 weeks.
Before my 2nd round I went to see my oncologist about the side effects, as my next chemo was due on Xmas eve, and I was not going to spend Xmas feeling the same way. So he put me onto Olanzapine. Has anyone else had this? It made me feel very dopey and not quite with it, I really didn't like that feeling, but at least I didn't feel as nauseaous. What drugs have worked for other people? I can't wait to finish the next one as I've heard the red drug is the one the makes you feel sick.
On Sunday before Xmas, 3 weeks after i started chemo my hair started falling out heaps. I'd always had long hair and got it cut into a bob shortly after getting the diagnosis because I knew it'd be easier to look after especially after surgery. So I called a good friend who's a hairdresser from home and asked if she could cut it that afternoon. I was thinking of just going for a buzz cut straight away, but decided instead to get a nice short pixie cut, which I loved. The following Saturday while staying at the beach with all my family I'd decided I'd had enough, it was still falling out heaps and getting thinner. So I got hubby to clipper it off to about a cm. I felt it to be a very liberating experience, i kept telling myself that it was going to happen eventually, it's just hair and it'll grow back. My 3 brothers, hubby and dad also shaved their hair with me.
I'm in Cairns, so does anyone know about the wig voucher in Qld?
I've been told good quality wigs are expensive, does anyone know where you can buy second hand wigs from?
Has anyone else has FEC? What drugs helped you through the nausea and tiredness?
What other things helped? Foods, drinks?
Thanks ladies :)
