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Johjoh
12 years agoMember
Scared & feeling down
Today I had my 3rd chemo (Docetaxel & Cyclophosphamide). I was on a high thinking after this I only have 1 more treatment to go. Everything went good but during my chemo treatment they were taking my ...
Denise_in_bris
12 years agoMember
Hi Johjoh,
I got worse progressively as I went through AC. The third dose was the worst, I thought I would die. In my case it was liver toxicity, the drugs were just too much for my liver and it struggled to get them through. After about 12 hours the intense sickness and general hangover/food poisoning/flu feelings would start to ease.
All I can say is water, water, water and juice as someone else suggested. Your liver and kidneys are taking a hammering so you need to support them with a really healthy diet and reduce any other toxins you can - your poor body has enough. So eat good food, I'd ecommend no alcohol, reduce coffee and let your organs do their filtering job.
I also totally recommend going for a walk whenever you feel bad. I found the fresh cold air really helped and it might help sweat out more of those toxins too.
The third dose for me was the worst. I asked them to reduce the 4th a little which they did and it wasn't as bad.
After that I had carboplatin and taxol which was a breeze compared to AC.
Hang in there, you're almost over the worst.
Xx
Denise