Chemo no. 2 -2nd Jan

I'm now up to that part too...my oncologist said it was going to happen quite quickly for me (as in all gone after 2 weeks from first chemo) however all hair from the neck up was hanging on for dear life, l was very excited when other unwanted body hair was coming out easily! Now l'm finding little spikes of hair everywhere & it's bothering me more than l thought it would - l love having a shaved head, but now it looks like a moth eaten blanket& the "junkie" look is not quite what l was going for. I wish it would all drop out at once & be done with it, half tempted to have a shower & scrub my head with a loofah mitt to get the job done, as its all coming out in my fingers anyway...every time l scrach, a clump comes out. Sigh. Someone told me to get a satin pillowcase as it feels less abrasive than cotton etc. but its proving hard to find a cheap one, actually, one at all - lm going to head to ebay for one, can get everything there! I've had no mouth issues either, l've been using peter mac mouthwash (tastes salty) & just salt water to gargle, also been drinking a lot of pineapple juice & freezing it into cubes to suck on. Mini calippos are also brilliant. I had a sore throat too, nobody was worried about it as temp was fine & l had no cough or mucus. Now, l have cough, mucus from nose & throat, sinus pain & body aches, am on the 2nd course of anti biotics an it appears to be shifting finally. Im hoping it doesn't cause delays with my next round of chemo on 7th Jan. if it decides to hang around. Good luck with it, hopefully you will get some good advice on here that helps :-) l've found the place invaluable!! From Bobbie