Newly diagnosed, about to start AC
I put this in a new discussion thread but realised I should probably have put it here.... Hi, Well as the title indicates I'm newly diagnosed with invasive DCIS, starting AC the week after next. I'...
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Hello, just looking through your post as I am nearing my last ac (I will have had 4 dose dense) and then headed for 12 x taxol after that.
some practical things I have found:
drinking loads of water is key. I also found coconut water or even Powerade quite helpful at times for keeping electrolytes or water with a splash of cranberry which is good for urinary tract health
exercise is key I have tried to walk a decent walk every other day no matter how crap I feel I always feel better afterwards
get yourself a gentle natural toothpaste as the mint might be too strong.. also rinsing with bicarbonate soda between meals helped
magnesium baths are soothing and help with aches and pains from the filgrastom
Simple foods are good for those days that you don’t feel like anything.. salada with avo and cheese has been a saviour and miso soup has been good.. in fact any soup is great and even better if someone else makes it for you
take it easy.. have a nap in the arvo if you need to
take mints and or fruity chews with you in case you need to mask taste whilst chemo is being administered
a cold pack on my forehead also helped with sinus wasabi burn from the doxycycline (not sure how many people get that though)
dont be afraid to go off anti nausea meds early - you can always go back on them and some of the side effects of these for me were worse than what they were supposed to be treating.
get some good books to read and book some treats to look forward to and try not to google too much...
some practical things I have found:
drinking loads of water is key. I also found coconut water or even Powerade quite helpful at times for keeping electrolytes or water with a splash of cranberry which is good for urinary tract health
exercise is key I have tried to walk a decent walk every other day no matter how crap I feel I always feel better afterwards
get yourself a gentle natural toothpaste as the mint might be too strong.. also rinsing with bicarbonate soda between meals helped
magnesium baths are soothing and help with aches and pains from the filgrastom
Simple foods are good for those days that you don’t feel like anything.. salada with avo and cheese has been a saviour and miso soup has been good.. in fact any soup is great and even better if someone else makes it for you
take it easy.. have a nap in the arvo if you need to
take mints and or fruity chews with you in case you need to mask taste whilst chemo is being administered
a cold pack on my forehead also helped with sinus wasabi burn from the doxycycline (not sure how many people get that though)
dont be afraid to go off anti nausea meds early - you can always go back on them and some of the side effects of these for me were worse than what they were supposed to be treating.
get some good books to read and book some treats to look forward to and try not to google too much...