Newly diagnosed
hi there,
I am 30 years old and have just been diagnosed with BC which doctors think is IBC grade 3 (not sure of stage) I have had a swollen breast for nearly 6 weeks which doc initially thought wa...
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Hi Kylie. As Kim said, a lot depends on what chemo combination you have. I had FEC-D(a combination of 5FU, Epirubicn, Cyclophosphamide & Docetaxel), so I had 3 cycles of FEC followed by 3 of Docetaxel. The FEC took,about 3hrs, the 1st D took about 5hrs but he next 2 only about 2hrs. I always had someone with me, so we'd sit & chat, or check emails & Facebook, stuff like that. Do something that will distract you, & that you enjoy.
Ice gloves are one strategy to help prevent nail damage. The staff where I am felt that they weren't much benefit, so they weren't routinely used. I wonder now if they just didn't want the extra time, as you have to wear them for at least 30 minutes before & after chemo. The other thing that is supposed to help prevent nail damage is wearing dark nail polish on finger & toe nails, as it protects from the light.
While I think of it, there is another website that has factsheets on all the different chemo combinations, and also on radiotherapy. It's called Eviq. You have to create a log in etc for it, but I have found it quite helpful, particularly as my hospital use a lot of their protocols.
Hope you're doing ok, Lyn