Awaiting bone scan results...
Hi there, I feel a little like I've been on a roller coaster and not a very fun one! I've been reading a lot of posts and feeling overwhelmed at times, also realising no two people have the same ex...
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Great that you've managed some nibbles today - small bits often is better than sitting down to a meal. It doesn't matter WHAT you eat - so long as you eat xx If you fancy ice cream, eat it xx. Hubby really enjoyed a chicken casserole/soup that was just a bag of chopped veg (from Woollies), plus a packet of chicken noodle soup & 4 drumsticks & enough water to cover it, boiled up for 1.5hrs & the bones removed xx YUMMY
I hope your work is sympathetic to your diagnosis & treatment ... if you can work from home (if you are up to it) is better than going in to an office & mixing with people who may pass a bug on to you - you do NOT want to get bugs!
So sorry you've had those extreme reactions to the chemo - your onc should give you a script for the diarrhoea ... hubby had it with his treatment too. Gastrostop is pretty good. .... you take 2 tabs immediately after a 'session' .... it usually hits it on the head pretty quickly xx Hubby also had that 'almost allergic' reaction at least once ... and they stopped the infusion, then all was good again.
Make haste slowly with the exercise - be kind to yourself - and gentle. xx You'll notice a 'pattern' after a while - often about 4 days after the infusion, you are extremely tired & it is best to just put yourself to bed & ride it out .... then you'll feel much better & 'have a life' again til the next infusion xx
Re the temp - ABSOLUTELY go to ER (even ring 000 & say you're on chemo & got a high temp) if it gets up there again as it is not good to stay at that temp for long .... they will get to you asap ... I took hubby to hospital a couple of times for infection & dehydration too - so make sure you keep up your fluids xx
enjoy sitting out in the sun whilst the weather isn't too bad - but also be aware that some of the treatment may make you get sunburnt more rapidly ... so ask your Onc about that too. xx Or just cover up ...
take care & all the best xx
I hope your work is sympathetic to your diagnosis & treatment ... if you can work from home (if you are up to it) is better than going in to an office & mixing with people who may pass a bug on to you - you do NOT want to get bugs!
So sorry you've had those extreme reactions to the chemo - your onc should give you a script for the diarrhoea ... hubby had it with his treatment too. Gastrostop is pretty good. .... you take 2 tabs immediately after a 'session' .... it usually hits it on the head pretty quickly xx Hubby also had that 'almost allergic' reaction at least once ... and they stopped the infusion, then all was good again.
Make haste slowly with the exercise - be kind to yourself - and gentle. xx You'll notice a 'pattern' after a while - often about 4 days after the infusion, you are extremely tired & it is best to just put yourself to bed & ride it out .... then you'll feel much better & 'have a life' again til the next infusion xx
Re the temp - ABSOLUTELY go to ER (even ring 000 & say you're on chemo & got a high temp) if it gets up there again as it is not good to stay at that temp for long .... they will get to you asap ... I took hubby to hospital a couple of times for infection & dehydration too - so make sure you keep up your fluids xx
enjoy sitting out in the sun whilst the weather isn't too bad - but also be aware that some of the treatment may make you get sunburnt more rapidly ... so ask your Onc about that too. xx Or just cover up ...
take care & all the best xx