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Chemo tips / hacks?
Hi, lovely ladies is update from me I done my pet scan and have good results and I got a call from my day oncologist today and they already set my treatment dates. Starting next week with pacli...
I had all the same chemo and others as you except the carboplatin. I had 12 weeks paclictaxel, 4 rounds of ac chemo I forget the actual names and also the herceptin/perjeta combo of which I have two more to go. I’m also her2
Theres a thread on here struggling through chemo which has a few of us who have completed recently and has lots of info
I had very little trouble with the palcitaxel and herceptin/perjeta but the ac knocked me around a bit not nauseous but just generally tired and not feeling great. Everyone reacts differently so until you start you really won’t know
my chemo was in a private hospital and everything was provided including food if I felt like it, which I often didn’t but you would need to check with your individual centre to see what’s available
Happy to answer any questions you may have at any time
best of luck
Theres a thread on here struggling through chemo which has a few of us who have completed recently and has lots of info
I had very little trouble with the palcitaxel and herceptin/perjeta but the ac knocked me around a bit not nauseous but just generally tired and not feeling great. Everyone reacts differently so until you start you really won’t know
my chemo was in a private hospital and everything was provided including food if I felt like it, which I often didn’t but you would need to check with your individual centre to see what’s available
Happy to answer any questions you may have at any time
best of luck