Round one chemo
I would like to start by saying how helpful this site has been in providing tips for preparing for chemo...thank you to all the women who have contributed the things that have helped them through...if not for you I would definitely be in a worse place right now...but now I need more advice to keep me going...here is my experience so far of chemo...
Round One: Wed 11/2 (took 5 goes to get a cannula in) having TC (Docetaxel and Cyclophosphamide)
Had to take Dexamethasone the day prior, the day of and the day after chemo (12 hrs of sleep in 72hrs....I was a mess to day the least)
Thurs 12/2: I felt like I was coming down with a cold...but in general felt not too bad...Biotene mouth wash has become my new best friend as I really don't want mouth ulcers. Went for a walk.
Fri 13/2: Feeling worse...my cold has turned into a flu...my body hurts, I can't get comfortable AT ALL, water tastes like crap and food what's that...I know it's in my mouth but I can't taste it. I feel like I'm surrounded by a heavy fog. I didn't think it would hit so quickly...not happy Jan!!!
Sat 14/2: Happy Valentine's Day to me...this sucks...give me a gun (sorry ladies but today I am a mess)...multiply how I felt yesterday by 100 and your getting close...what the hell is going on to me...I feel sick (the Pramin is not working), my head is pounding...and I mean pounding...in fact to touch my head sends me into deliriousness...
Sun 15/2: Body still aching, head thumping, the nausea comes and goes but today I can see through the fog...
Mon 16/2: Body aching a little less, the nausea is hanging on though (found cold water with a little lime cordial helps)...food is ok one moment, repulsive the next, resting when I feel like it, walking when I can, take advantage of bursts of energy (lol which honestly last in about ten minute blocks)
Tues 17/2: Again body aching a little less, the inside of my mouth is like I have been chewing my skin (already gone through one bottle of biotene...I am determined not to get mouth ulcers)...my tongue feels swollen and mouth feels like it is full of cotton wool. I see oncologist tomorrow and will be asking about nausea
It has hit me quicker and harder than I thought it would and any more tips to keep me going would be greatly appreciated...does chemo get harder or easier (lie everyone and tell me it is the latter lol)....am thinking I will have to be dragged back for round two
LIbby