lawsdaws
12 years agoMember
New to this.....
Hi,
I'm new to all of this but thought it looked like a great support network of people all in the same boat! I am 32, have 2 young sons and was diagnosed on Jan 16th (my son's 7th birthday - grea...
I was diagnosed with grade 3 ER+, PR+ breast carcinoma in July last year and have just finsihed chemo. I had 4 AC over 12 weeks and then weekly taxol. My chemo bag consisted of my kindle, smart phone and later in my treatment my tablet and noise cancelling headphones. There were a couple of weeks when the noise in the day oncology ward drove my spare and I couldn't read my book. I also brought my partner to all but 2 chemo appointments. He just sat there patiently doing his crossword and waiting for me to finish.
I found that I had no problems with feeling sick on the trip home but the AC did make me feel lousy for a few days so I planned for that. Taxol was much easier except the dexmethasone made my hyper (and probably annoying to everyone around me.
I know that 6 months of chemo seems like a long time from where you are standing but it will be over before you know it.
I think that plenty of rest and plenty of water are key and its ok not to be superwoman.
Goodluck with your journey
Linda