Chemo second time round - knocking me
Hi there I had BC oestrogen/progesterone positive, HER neg in 2013, went through left axilla clearance, lumpectomy, chemo (AC) and radiation back then. Rediagnosed a few months ago, within a seemi...
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The second time around is a tough gig @eddiek. My first diagnosis was 2006 and it all turned to shit again in 2016.
I've never been so miserable as I was the first couple of days after chemo V2. Part of it was knowing about all the dismal glitches that can stuff things up but I also think my body had had it's fill of nasty stuff pumped into my veins.
I made it through, though.Still here.
Cutting doses back or deferring treatments are options, but they are not optimal ones. Chemo regimes are designed to inflict the most possible damage on cancer cells without killing the host. It's nasty stuff, but probably gives us the best chance of survival.
Hang in there if you can. There is a reason you agreed to this in the first place. Big girl undies on until you can't stand it anymore. Mxx
I've never been so miserable as I was the first couple of days after chemo V2. Part of it was knowing about all the dismal glitches that can stuff things up but I also think my body had had it's fill of nasty stuff pumped into my veins.
I made it through, though.Still here.
Cutting doses back or deferring treatments are options, but they are not optimal ones. Chemo regimes are designed to inflict the most possible damage on cancer cells without killing the host. It's nasty stuff, but probably gives us the best chance of survival.
Hang in there if you can. There is a reason you agreed to this in the first place. Big girl undies on until you can't stand it anymore. Mxx