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Anxiety through the roof
Tomorrow (Wednesday) off to get Whole Body Bone Scan, DEXA and CT Chest abdo and pelvis. So over invasive tests. I'm not brave at all and am beside myself. I wish I could pull my big girl pants on a...
The steroids are employed to help minimize the chemo side effects. I had them for 4 days first round then, when it was clear I wasn't coping well with the poison, they were extended.
Just another example of how treatments are tailored for our individual needs and why, though it is interesting to hear what others are prescribed, it is likely to not make any difference to what happens to each individual. It would be unlikely that someone would extend the steroid prescriptions just for the hell of it.