1st Chemo and scalp cooling
Tomorrow I have my first (of 4) cycles of AC chemo. i know everyone reacts differently but was wondering when the side effects generally kick in? I am hoping to work throughout treatment. also did a...
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Hi @JoeyLiz and good luck with the chemo, I hope you have minimal sideeffects and wonder what all the fuss was about!
I had FEC which is a little different, but because I had migraine after each infusion, I had icepacks on my head and neck during the infusion and for the day afterwards.
I didn't have it for the 1st infusion, as we didn't know it was going to happen, but I did for the next two and it reduced the headache, didn't completely prevent it.
This is not as cold as the scalp cooling is supposed to be, but if you get headaches, keep it in mind. The nurses supplied them at the chemo ward and I had them waiting at home for the rest of the day.
No one mentioned scalp cooling at the chemo ward at the private hospital where I was, and being prone to headaches I didn't ask.
My hair started to grow back while on Docetaxel though, don't know if the icepacks helped that.
Jennie
I had FEC which is a little different, but because I had migraine after each infusion, I had icepacks on my head and neck during the infusion and for the day afterwards.
I didn't have it for the 1st infusion, as we didn't know it was going to happen, but I did for the next two and it reduced the headache, didn't completely prevent it.
This is not as cold as the scalp cooling is supposed to be, but if you get headaches, keep it in mind. The nurses supplied them at the chemo ward and I had them waiting at home for the rest of the day.
No one mentioned scalp cooling at the chemo ward at the private hospital where I was, and being prone to headaches I didn't ask.
My hair started to grow back while on Docetaxel though, don't know if the icepacks helped that.
Jennie