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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Hi @Rona, glad to hear you are doing well 😃 @Coastiejas, I had no side effects from the zoledronic acid infusion at all, The randomness of cancer treatment side effects are amazing. I've stopped abemaciclib for 4 weeks, I got grade 1 diarrhoea every day from around the 2nd week and it never settled down. I got very tired, lost my appetite and started feeling awful, and my oncologist said it wasn't sustainable long term, so I'm having a break and trying again at a lower dose. You start on the highest recommended dose and they can then tweak it. Hopefully that suits me more, my oncologist told me not to be disheartened if it doesn't suit me, I've done all the heavy lifting with the chemo, radiation and hormone blockers, this drug is an added extra on top. I'm getting along ok with the Goserelin injections and letrozole, I'm continuing to get hot flushes (they started during chemo) but they are ok, and I get a bit of muscle stiffness in my legs occasionally, but movement, exercise and stretching sorts that out. It has no impact on my day to day living, other than to remind me that exercise is good for me.
My hair has grown back pretty much the same colour with a bit of a wave, with maybe a few more greys, and is currently at pixi cut length. My nails look normal again.
Other than the abemaciclib side effects, life has gone back to almost normal.
@Rona, I hope you were finally able to get that Chinese meal!
My hair has grown back pretty much the same colour with a bit of a wave, with maybe a few more greys, and is currently at pixi cut length. My nails look normal again.
Other than the abemaciclib side effects, life has gone back to almost normal.
@Rona, I hope you were finally able to get that Chinese meal!