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First chemo
the last few days have been very tiring. Yesterday I had a portacath inserted ready for chemo today and a echo gram. I was very sore last night and very apprehensive about starting my chemo today. Af...
Hi Leanne,
Great to hear that your first chemo went well, it sounds very much like my first one; very long day and I nodded off a few times :-) I was told the first infusion is delivered very slowly so that they can closely monitor your reaction and if all goes well, each time after is a bit quicker. I think by the end of my 6th cycle of TCH I was down to about 4hrs and having the Herceptin on its own was quite quick, usually about an hour and a half, just time to enjoy a cup of coffee and go again!
I did get some heartburn / indigestion with my chemo and my oncologist prescribed Salpraz, so just chat to your doctor and they'll be able to help.
Best wishes, Jane xx