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...
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Very interesting diverse comments! I was on the steroid Dexamethasone 4mg x 10 @ 2 tablets daily. They told me to take the first dose on the night of my first chemo. I think the nurse said there was also anti emetics in the chemo infusion itself but unsure. So I was on them for 5 days of nasty side effects but nothing more unbearable than the agitated anxiety. On Day 7 I was ready to quit chemo. Today at Day 15 I feel great! So there is def something up with me and the steroids. I have ativan and can alternate with diazepam...but really I just wanted to be unconscious! Horse tranquilizer? Some hippy friend suggested CBD oil. Things are expensive enough at this stage. When I come home from the chemist another $80 has left my pocket. On a Disability Pension it's tight but if we didn't have free treatment I'd be stuffed.