Re febrile neutropenia ... round two
I had to go into hospital after I developed a high temp (39.9) after chemo 3 .... right at the end of the 3 week cycle. I was on FEC for the first 3 chemos and until then had felt really on top of thi...
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Loratadine is Claratyne, so just take that and yes, the day after tummy shot is Neulasta. It only casts a dollar a day which cynical me thinks may contribute to the lack of research into it. I know exactly what you mean about feeling like you were growing individual white cells, (which then had to be squeezed out of the bone into the rest of your body) Horrible!
As for other pain relief, I have a great affinity for opiates--both real and synthetic--so will happily take them whenever they are offered. I figure they aren't going to give me enough to develop a habit at this stage. That said, apart from the bone pain TC gave me terrible muscle pain and vile headaches in the first couple of days which the Claratyne didn't touch . I just wanted Heroine. That would have fixed it--nicely high and sleep all day. No such luck and probably just as well. I was also taking a cannabis oil tincture at night to help with nausea--that helped with pain in general by relaxing my body but, unfortunately, cannabis gives me anxiety attacks so I was limited in how much I was willing to take. That was definitely not a recreational experience but it did stop the heaving without setting my bowels into a tube of concrete!
Anyway, keep going, the finish line is in sight. You'll figure it all out just as you get to stop doing it. Isn't that always the way? Mx