I had TC Robyn and felt very similar to the what Tonya has described. I felt achey and sore, kind of like the flu, on days 3-6. very tired, slight temperature, slight nausea, sore mouth. I also got an itchy rash on some parts of my body that went away after the first few days. Perhaps a few other minor side effects I've forgotten now. After about day 5-6 though you start to feel a bit better and you can get up and do most of what you normally do. But I found I was constantly lethargic and lacking energy even on my best days on chemo (a bit like a mild hang-over).
It's not much fun. I would advise to plan to do as little as possible, accept all offers of help from friends and family, get yourself some trashy, lightweight novels to read and a pile of dvds. It's the one time on my life where I haven't felt guilty lazing around. So if there's any bright side to chemo, I guess it's that. And it does knock off those cancer cells of course. Hope it goes as smoothly as possible for you. Good luck, Janet.
Glad you got through your first chemo ok.Gotta love that dex pill,you'll be bouncing off the ceiling tonight. I had TC chemo combo and by about day 3-6 I had headaches,muscle/bone pain and my mouth felt like it was lined with fur. I basically felt like roadkill and curled up under the doona for 3 days.I could only drink lemon cordial and eat lemonade iceblocks,vegie soup and crackers. My hair started falling out about day 16. I didn't have FEC so I can't compare it with TC. Everyone is different though -some women breeze through it and others,like me,struggle with the side effects.You'll probably know by day 3 how TC is going to affect you.Good luck darl with getting at least SOME sleep tonight.- Tonya xx
