I was on Docetaxol and Cyclophosphamide. I needed extra pre-meds or I would have a reaction. Most of the pre-meds were intravenous so no biggie. For some reason my worst day in each cycle was the night of day 5. Awful bone aches but then again I was on a special med of a needle the day after chemo to increase my white blood cells so it might have been from that too.
I chose single mastectomy which after pathology turned out to be the correct choice as the other side of my breast had suspicious cells which had not turned into a tumor yet. I still have one breast which means I still need mammograms but I hope if the cancer ever returns, it finds its way to the other breast rather than stay hidden somewhere else in my body until its too late to treat.
Most of my hair blew away one afternoon while walking on the beach! I figured the quicker it was gone the quicker it could begin growing back. I am 18mths post chemo and my natural hair is all back to normal now. Before that, it grew back in tight grey curls. Now its long and straight with not a lot of grey at all. Little tip when you have no hair, wear a cap in the supermarket or your head gets cold in the freezer section. :)
