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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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It does make radiation sound like a holiday.....I had a good chuckle at that!, :D
Welcome @CeeCee I found day 4-5 the worst on the red devil. It was basically 48 hrs of hell where I didn't sleep or eat but then it passed and I felt better. You will get through it though and everyone is different so you might have different side effects. Mine were mostly from the steroids rather than the chemo and I didn't get much nausea mainly acid reflux which was controlled with pantaprazole /somac. I had my chemo schedule on the fridge and ticked off each treatment as I had it....it started out being 4 pages and I was excited when it was down to 1 page!! Best wishes for a smooth run through your chemo!,
It does make radiation sound like a holiday.....I had a good chuckle at that!, :D
Welcome @CeeCee I found day 4-5 the worst on the red devil. It was basically 48 hrs of hell where I didn't sleep or eat but then it passed and I felt better. You will get through it though and everyone is different so you might have different side effects. Mine were mostly from the steroids rather than the chemo and I didn't get much nausea mainly acid reflux which was controlled with pantaprazole /somac. I had my chemo schedule on the fridge and ticked off each treatment as I had it....it started out being 4 pages and I was excited when it was down to 1 page!! Best wishes for a smooth run through your chemo!,