Struggling through Chemo
Hi all, My nurse has just introduced me to this group. I’m hoping to connect and share my story and hopefully somehow feel better. After being diagnosed and a short time later having a mastectomy a...
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Chemo side effects can be so random from person to person. I've now had 5 paclitaxel and still feel ok, my fingernails are giving me some minor discomfort, and I've swapped oral thrush for a mouth ulcer 🤷♀️, but I have much more energy and I'm enjoying being back at work 2 days a week. I met with the oncologist yesterday, my bloods are generally good, but my liver and iron are a little low, but not enough at this stage to change my dose. I'm getting hot flushes, mainly at night. But I can see the light at the end of the tunnel as the oncologist has started talking about getting me in for an appointment with the radiology team. Will be somewhere between 3-5 weeks of that.