Operation Fears
Hi, I am new to this site,I was diagonoised in Feb this year with Inflammatory breast cancer. Big shock, so lucky to have lots of support although sometimes I still feel so alone in this. I have had ...
Forum Discussion
I have been lucky with chemo I think.
Not much nausea at all, this time I got a drug called aloxi through my port before my chemo which is an anti nausea med which lasts for 4 days, that helped, and I have tablets and injections for nausea if I need them.
Fatigue has been my biggest side effect (knocked my on my but this cycle - have spent nearly all of the last 5 days in bed, but went grocery shopping today (not for long but got the essentials), and managed a shower to get dressed too), and also lack of appetite, no interest in food (although I can force myself to eat most of the time), a sore tongue and stomach cramps and some joint/muscle pains. nothing too bad really, all of this I have been able to deal with and keep on trucking with (sure I am resting more, and not able to do a lot on some days (or anythign at all on some days, but it could have been a LOT LOT worse - so I am happy and grateful for the side effects I have had).