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Starting Chemo
Hi everyone Well my journey started in April with diagnosis of breast cancer. Since then I've had the surgery, the pet scan, an ECG and blood work done. I start Chemo on Wednesday with Doxorubici...
Hi Jo,
I had 5 months of yummy 😋 chemo🤮. It was the cocktail of AC (2 months - every fortnight) and 12 weekly Paclitaxel.
I had 5 months of yummy 😋 chemo🤮. It was the cocktail of AC (2 months - every fortnight) and 12 weekly Paclitaxel.
My chemo was in Sept which was still chilly in Melbourne. I dressed for comfort. I wore track pants and a Short sleeve t shirt layered with a hoodie front zip sweat shirt. It’s like my uniform- I wore the same for at least 4 months till Jan when the weather was warmer, and I dropped the hoodie. When I got to the centre, I’ll remove my long sleeve hoodie so the nurse can stick the needle into my hand for my chemo infusion. I don’t have a port or PICC line. My center provided very comfortable warm blanket which they changed regularly to make sure I stay warm ( I was icing my feet and hands🥶). The hoodie sweater is useful as it covered my head (scalp) as by third round of AC, I lost at least half my hair). I am not a fashionable lady, went in with no make up etc , only use sun screen.
Some of the ladies at the centre do dressed up and come in with make up on. so it’s really what makes you feel comfortable. I just wanted to be comfortable and for me it was track pants and t shirt layered with hoodle sweater. Sometimes days I did have to wear a longline puffer jacket when the temperature dropped ( as my chemo is in the early mornings).
Some of the ladies at the centre do dressed up and come in with make up on. so it’s really what makes you feel comfortable. I just wanted to be comfortable and for me it was track pants and t shirt layered with hoodle sweater. Sometimes days I did have to wear a longline puffer jacket when the temperature dropped ( as my chemo is in the early mornings).
All the best for your treatments.