advice wanted
Hello,
I am newly diagnosed, I have had two operations the first one removed a lump and 18 lymph nodes of which 4 had cancer. the second one removed some ductal type left and now I have been told ...
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Hi Julia,
I had 4 cycles of chemo with 3 week intervals. The drugs I had were Taxotere and Cytoxan. I enjoyed good health during this time with no related low white cell count illnesses. For me, the side effects would be there for about 8 days, but as mentioned before, nothing too bad. My suggestion to you would be to take all the anti nausea drugs that they give you, as it is easier to prevent nausea, than to treat it once it comes. My oncologist was keen for me to take these drugs as prescribed as he said they worked well, and I have to agree.
One side effect that I did get on about day 4 was a hyper- sensitivity around my mastectomy scar. It would always settle down within a day or so, and lessened in intensity with each cycle. Now, apart from numbness my scar is not causing me any grief. I kept it covered for about 6 weeks with steri strips, and now massage with vitamin E oil daily, and have only a very thin scar visible.
Good luck with your chemo. Do you have a start date yet, and what drugs will you be having?
Chris