Triple + young mum
Hi everyone. Recently diagnosed with triple positive breast cancer. No family history. Have had lumpectomy and then went back for full axillary clearance. I am stage 2 and requiring chemo 12 wks AC an...
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Hi Loz R, welcome and sorry you have to join. Sadly there are lots of women in similar situations who have been there or are going through it. I myself am one of them. I'm 29. I was diagnosed 24 April this year with triple positive in both breasts and spreading to the right lymph nodes. I'm currently undergoing 5 months of chemo. I finished AC dense dose about 6 weeks ago. Today I just finished my 5th infusion of P'Taxol. I've also done 2 rounds of Herceptin with the Chemo. I'm due to finish Chemo at the end of September and will then have a bilateral mastectomy without reconstruction.
I disliked AC Chemo. I hated feeling "sick". I wasn't ill in the vomiting sense but I was run down, had no energy, taste was off, wasn't hungry but had to eat etc. Also the constipation sucked!!! It took ages to get that under control, drink lots of water. I'm downing 3L plus a day.
P'Taxol has been considerably easier for me as I just haven't had issues as I did with AC. I don't feel sick or ill. I haven't had any reactions with the infusions either. Herceptin also hasn't been an issue so far.
Losing my hair was upsetting at first but watching it fall out just made up my mind to get rid of it. I've actually found losing my eyebrows has been hardest as that's when I've felt I truly look "sick" or "cancer patienty". Funnily enough I don't feel that way at the moment. I've found an awesome and cute cap that I wear when I leave the house to feel "normal". I also wear sleeping caps to keep my head warm and covered when I have people around. Personally I don't want anyone but my husband to see my bald head so I cover it most of the time. I guess that's me just trying to be normal about the whole thing.
Good luck with the Chemo. I hope the rest of the chemo is uneventful. I found reading other people's experiences hear did help me balance my expectations and not freak out about what was coming. Cheers, Jen.
I disliked AC Chemo. I hated feeling "sick". I wasn't ill in the vomiting sense but I was run down, had no energy, taste was off, wasn't hungry but had to eat etc. Also the constipation sucked!!! It took ages to get that under control, drink lots of water. I'm downing 3L plus a day.
P'Taxol has been considerably easier for me as I just haven't had issues as I did with AC. I don't feel sick or ill. I haven't had any reactions with the infusions either. Herceptin also hasn't been an issue so far.
Losing my hair was upsetting at first but watching it fall out just made up my mind to get rid of it. I've actually found losing my eyebrows has been hardest as that's when I've felt I truly look "sick" or "cancer patienty". Funnily enough I don't feel that way at the moment. I've found an awesome and cute cap that I wear when I leave the house to feel "normal". I also wear sleeping caps to keep my head warm and covered when I have people around. Personally I don't want anyone but my husband to see my bald head so I cover it most of the time. I guess that's me just trying to be normal about the whole thing.
Good luck with the Chemo. I hope the rest of the chemo is uneventful. I found reading other people's experiences hear did help me balance my expectations and not freak out about what was coming. Cheers, Jen.