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What to take to Chemo?
Hi there I've got my first session next Thursday Doxurubiin, Cyclophosphamide and Pegfilgrastim. I've been told it will be every 14 days for four cycles. Then radio. Apart from eg a book, w...
Hey @NotHappyJan,
Same chemo as you but every three weeks.. I managed to work most of the way through (I only work part time though). I got them to shuffle my chemo day so my crash days were on my days off and I was pretty good to go to work after that. I also refused that Pegfilgrastim injection after the first one so didn't have those side effects to deal with. It just depends how you go as to whether you'll be up to work or not.
I just played games on my phone/watched movies. I didn't bother with the port so I was hooked up all over the place and with the cold cap I was wrapped up in warm blankets which made crosswords or the like a bit difficult. So was eating lunch I might add.
Hope all goes well.
xoxoxox
Same chemo as you but every three weeks.. I managed to work most of the way through (I only work part time though). I got them to shuffle my chemo day so my crash days were on my days off and I was pretty good to go to work after that. I also refused that Pegfilgrastim injection after the first one so didn't have those side effects to deal with. It just depends how you go as to whether you'll be up to work or not.
I just played games on my phone/watched movies. I didn't bother with the port so I was hooked up all over the place and with the cold cap I was wrapped up in warm blankets which made crosswords or the like a bit difficult. So was eating lunch I might add.
Hope all goes well.
xoxoxox