Chemo here I go!
Hi everyone! Just came from my first oncology appointment - Chemo starts next Tuesday! My schedule will be the very standard four cycles of AC - over 12 weeks, 3 weeks apart then 12 x weekly taxo...
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Same regime but I've only just had my first Paclitaxol last week so can't comment too much on that.
AC - nausea started during diffusion - first time had to have some sort of anti-nausea treatment during the cyclophosmamide dose which knocked me out.
1st AC left me feeling really awful. Had it late Thursday, slept most of Friday (I think) then went into the weekend feeling really sick (should have rung and asked for better medication but relied on the Maxalon which didn't work). Couldn't lay down due to bad reflux, couldn't sit up, felt like a jellyfish - as if my bones wouldn't support me and oh so tired. Got a prescription for Ativan on the Monday and slept for most of the next two days. If you're feeling unwell, RING THEM! Started to feel more alive by Day 6 or 7.
Subsequent AC treatments were tweaked so that I got anti-nausea stuff in the pre-meds. Gave up Maxalon as a silly joke and lived on Ativan as prescribed (4 hourly as needed) in lessening amounts as time passed - would usually be off them completely in Week 3. I never felt the steroid rush of the Dex. Days 2-4 were my worst. I didn't like to drive during that time and definitely not home from the hospital.
For 2nd and 3rd weeks, I was able to do 5km walk each day.
4th AC was worse than the 2 middle ones but not as bad as the 1st. The main problem was that I hit a fatigue wall and I also got a bit anxious about my heart rate which was too high.
As you can tell, my main problem has been tiredness and nausea.
I started taxol last Thursday and went into it still feeling tired from the AC. I felt ill the first couple of days and very tired but on Day 6 now and not doing too badly.
Good luck with it!
AC - nausea started during diffusion - first time had to have some sort of anti-nausea treatment during the cyclophosmamide dose which knocked me out.
1st AC left me feeling really awful. Had it late Thursday, slept most of Friday (I think) then went into the weekend feeling really sick (should have rung and asked for better medication but relied on the Maxalon which didn't work). Couldn't lay down due to bad reflux, couldn't sit up, felt like a jellyfish - as if my bones wouldn't support me and oh so tired. Got a prescription for Ativan on the Monday and slept for most of the next two days. If you're feeling unwell, RING THEM! Started to feel more alive by Day 6 or 7.
Subsequent AC treatments were tweaked so that I got anti-nausea stuff in the pre-meds. Gave up Maxalon as a silly joke and lived on Ativan as prescribed (4 hourly as needed) in lessening amounts as time passed - would usually be off them completely in Week 3. I never felt the steroid rush of the Dex. Days 2-4 were my worst. I didn't like to drive during that time and definitely not home from the hospital.
For 2nd and 3rd weeks, I was able to do 5km walk each day.
4th AC was worse than the 2 middle ones but not as bad as the 1st. The main problem was that I hit a fatigue wall and I also got a bit anxious about my heart rate which was too high.
As you can tell, my main problem has been tiredness and nausea.
I started taxol last Thursday and went into it still feeling tired from the AC. I felt ill the first couple of days and very tired but on Day 6 now and not doing too badly.
Good luck with it!