Total newbie and totally scared.

Hi Barb welcome to the group. There are lots of wonderful ladies here who are helping me through chemo. Today I had my second cycle of Docetaxal, Cyclophosphamide & Herceptin. Best thing I found for the horrible taste in my mouth was fruit tingles which were suggested by another lady on the network. Aches and pains are the worst! I talked at length with my oncologist about this today. Panadol Osteo helped but I wasn't taking it consistently as I was worried about staying on it for too long. She advised to be on it consistently for a few days so I stay ahead of the pains so I will be giving that a try. She also told me daily walks will help with the pains. Not sleeping is also a big problem for me. I sleep when I can and if that means day time naps then so be it. I'll be increasing my walking for this as well. I use diarrhoea relief from the chemist.

I know it's not nice but it won't be forever. Take it one day at a time and vent here all you like - it helps me.

Take care, Nadine