A C Chemo

Thanks Brenda xx

Drink lots of water, it will help with the headaches.

No Brenda the chairs where big massive recliners that went up & down & the window blinds shut. Just starting to feel really tired now & have taken the anti-nausea tablet.

Eileen xx

Glad all went reasonably well. Each visit is different. Did you get a water view seat?

I have to say it was no where near as bad as I thought it was going to be. I made sure I was given plenty of anti nausea drugs. They did have a problem with the port, the 1st needle that went in flushed OK but as no blood returned they took it out & stabbed me again. No blood again so an RN was called who flushed it, still no blood, but as the flushing was working they went ahead with the chemo.

The only affect I had is an on/off headache which is manageable & I feel a bit tired. They have given me an emla patch for next time which will be good.

Thank you for all your comments I found they did help me a lot & I was less anxious. 

Eileen xx

I hope today wasnt too bad for you we are thinking of you . Try and stay positive ????????

Maryrose 

Hope all goes smoothly. Do discuss all side effects and discomforts as things can be done to improve it enormously. I am astonished how much better I am round 3 after some slight tweaking. Kath x

Hi Eileen, the key to your post is everyone reacts differently. Focus on your journey.

this coming from someone who is coming up to my 3rd AC and I too was anxious. In my journey my anxiety didn't affect my chemo session but did affect my first 24 hrs post chemo as I had read others stories and was sure I would react the same therefore causing me to have high anxiety. My reaction was much much less than I had anticipated in my own head. 

I hope all went smoothly and don't be shy in asking your nurses to move chairs, more meds, closer to the toilet, whatever you think my help, I have found my nurses to be so accomodating and they will try to help with whatever they can.

remember to breathe, rest and water.

xx

Hi Eileen,

Its nowhere near as terrible as you think it will be. I had 6 x AC cycles 3 weeks apart & today marks 4 weeks since my last.

I did find that it look a little longer for the tiredness to wane each cycle but having said that I was never so tired I could not go to work or run 5km @ parkrun on Sat mornings. I continued to work full time, chemo in the morning off to work in the afternoon - the entire time.

BUT... the point to my post is that it was nowhere near as bad as I thought it was going to be & it will be over before you know it.

Cate

Hi Eileen,

I understand how you're feeling, I felt the exact same before my first AC session in October last year. I was soo nervous that I was in tears when the nurse put my cannula in! I've finished my chemo now & am currently half way through radiotherapy. The last 6 months have gone by much quicker than I'd anticipated. I hope your journey goes quickly too.

My side effects weren't too bad. Make sure you take the post chemo medication as advised and report any side effects to the nurses/Oncologist as they can always help to minimise them. I got a lot of indigestion/burning in my throat for about a week after chemo & the oncologist gave me a script for tablets which helped that.

All the best for today & for your journey, big hugs to you! Xoxo