@Payne I was actually thinking along similar lines today about asking for a pain reliever that if I have to use it, is a step up from panadeine forte. How accommodating are the chemo oncs on this? I don't see mine this time before chemo as I had a week off re getting better from last neutropenia so am wondering if I should ask the chemo nurse on the day to speak to a reg. as loratadine didn't cut it. I found I was having to have about 2 hot baths an hour with leg and sacral pain and just thrashing around in bed crying with pain and agitation. Tried pacing around but was bent over. Hence reluctance to take the shot but also reluctant to get sepsis or some other god awful complication! Your regime seems to have worked well and avoiding neutropenia is great as from second time around I had side effects from that which continue. Maybe once I am having chemo the reg. could ask the consultant if they are on the floor if I make enough fuss? I tend to be a do what they say person and am only just discovering I have a say too. xxx thank you!
