Struggling through Chemo

So far they only last a few minutes, but a new experience for me. I have to make sure I have tissues with me now, I've had to improvise with a face mask recently.

Hey Katie, I’ve had a small amount of blood leak, wouldn’t call it a nose bleed though. My nose is super sensitive to the cold……water.literally drips out. 

Anyone else getting nose bleeds? Never had them all my life, but I've had a couple now.

You can see the Chinese Restaurant at the end of the tunnel @Rona!

Awww, had a good laugh at some of your comments. It’s truly an experience, no hair, fuzz, no eyebrows…… not having eyelashes is really weird….. I know where they’ve all gone too…… in my eyes! 

Hi @Katie46
I have been without eyebrows for a good while now... but I didn't have much to begin with!  I've got some good strong glasses frames that disguise my lack of eyebrows until they grow back!, I've still got a few scrappy tufts of my original hair so might have to get my hairdresser to do a tidy up now that I've got some fuzz!, My eyelashes are only just hanging in there....not much left either! But I'm having fun with different coloured wig caps and hair.... if you don't have hair you might as well have some fun with different colours and styles.....plus it keeps everyone guessing 😉! 

Oh wow @Coastiejas, your hair is growing back! Mine has been fuzz since AC. After it all came out I was left with about 1cm fuzz, never fell out and hasn't grown at all. After all this time my eyebrows are disappearing 🤷‍♀️ 

Hi @Paris_24, hope you are doing ok on AC, paclitaxel really does seem generally much better for most people once you get the heavy dose out of the way. It did seem like a long haul at the start. I set myself little milestones along the way (like half way through AC) which helped. I reached 2 of my milestones recently, half way through paclitaxel and reaching April, when I could say I finish chemo next month 😀 

Hi Ladies 
I've had my 5th paclitaxel today and my liver levels came back down after the reduced dose again this round. I've been doing lots of liver focused qigong so maybe that helped too....
@Rona and @Katie46 glad you're both going well... @Rona you're almost there, definitely cause for celebration when you're finished! I've got 7 rounds left now so counting down!  My hair has started to grow back over the last week too..... just a bit of fuzz at this stage, not quite enough to tell what colour it is yet!
@Paris_24 well done on the AC halfway point.... you have to celebrate all the wins, and the bad stuff will be over for you soon,  and hopefully you too will find the paclitaxel bit easier!

@Katie46 @Coastiejas @Rona just want to say thanks for sharing your experiences - I am weeks behind you on a similar trajectory.  It is good to share the good, the bad and the ugly of treatments.  Your support to each other is also encouragement.  Look forward to the celebration when each of your chemo is finished and then the next phase of radiation.  I am early days still on the AC cycle, half way mark achieved though.