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A new journey!
This is my first blog post for this "journey". After discovering a large lump in my L breast at the end of July this year, I was soon diagnosed with invasive DC. A week later I had a lumpectomy and...
I had the exact same chemo as you.From my experience,these are the things that I noticed the most.Firstly,be prepared to be at the hospital each time for a long time!!! By the time you see your oncologist,then have your blood test,then have chemo,it runs into hours.I just wiped the whole day off the calendar.I bought a bag just to take to chemo.I took my iPod ,a book,magazine,snacks(cause you get so hungry) water,and anything else you can think of.It is really quite boring! For the first 5 days after chemo I felt pretty normal,because they give you Dexamethasone ,and it keeps you 'up'.When that finishes,you start to feel tired.Mayb till about day 10,then you come good.Keep away from crowds the second week,cause you don't want to risk infection.Then the 3rd week you feel normal again! Then it starts again:). I had some skin rashes,food cravings were incredible,bit of nausea,bit of constipation,but nothing too terrible.All the best and stay in touch.CheersxxxRobyn