FEC Chemo - 6 sessions
Hi Guys,
Just want to get in contact with people who are having/ have had the same chemo as me hit me back :o)
xx
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Im at Brighton (melbourne), Staying overnight they pump me full of fluids.... and the fact i have 2 small kids at home as well.
keep the onc informed as i said aout the nausea and any other side effects... if one anti nausea doesnt do anything they will try others.... i find that all the steroid medications they give for the first few days make it all worse the dexa and kytril and emend... then when the body goes off it it goes into a dump... then the nausea kicks in....
what really works for me with the nausea is eat something even if its a icypole... even though the taste in your mouth is feral....
the picc line im actually getting used to now... i actually wish i had it earlier . its easy access for the blood tests and chemo meds... my arm is so bad its not funny .... the veins are so so painful, and it could take up to a year for them to recover although ive been advised some main ones are completely dead and could now have thrombosis... if you notice a burning sensation in your arms the next time around or in future cycles tell them asap... thats why the lovely onco nurses watch you when they administer the Epirubicin ( red one) this is the one that makes the hair fall out and is most damaging!!
each cycle has been different for me.... hopefully you will start to feel better by the mid of second week and by the end of the third great and then back again for some more.....