Egg and lettuce!
Well, you ladies that have done chemo before me, were right again!
It is not as bad as you imagine and taking one day at a time is the way to go.
My side effects so far have been minimal, so I consi...
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Yes! I never really had food cravings when pregnant with my girls but had them big time during Chemo. They changed with each round of FEC though.
The first round I had cravings for bacon and hot chips (not the healthiest foods!). The next round was roast lamb and chocolate cake. The third time it was shortbread biscuits (I made my husband buy two packets on the way home from Chemo but never ate any after that day!). On the balance side I also felt like eating lots of vegetables, eggs and red meat. I thought this was my body trying to build itself back up! My blood results were always excellent while on FEC.
I never had the cravings with Docetaxel and ended up with low white blood count!
Hope you keep feeling ok. You will probably feel tired when the DEX wears off about day 4.
Take care. :) Deanne