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Feeling overwhelmed
This is my first post - here is a summary of my story. I was first diagnosed with DCIS in my LEFT breast in 2011 and again in 2015 with removal of the affected area both times. The second time there...
@Glen19 I had FEC chemo first and the incredible headache started towards the end of the C big bag. It lasted well into the following day. Nothing eased it, but Endone made it possible to sleep for a few hours at night.
Endone is only short acting but the Oncologist worked out how much I could take to get through the days it was a problem.
The headache happened after each of the FEC infusions, I am sorry to say.
I did not get them on Taxol.
Endone will not help the constipation problem.
I found using an ice pack on my head and neck while I was in the chemo chair, and again when I got home really helped ease the pain. The nurses in the ward supplied it for me while I was there.
When I got home I had a double ziplock bag of rice in the freezer, and put it onto the back of my head straight away. It seemed to make the headache last a bit shorter time.
The first two days of FEC were a write off for me, I just lay on the lounge.
Your Oncologist can give you a script for strong pain killers if you need them.
Give your Oncologist plenty of feedback for your side effects.
Endone is only short acting but the Oncologist worked out how much I could take to get through the days it was a problem.
The headache happened after each of the FEC infusions, I am sorry to say.
I did not get them on Taxol.
Endone will not help the constipation problem.
I found using an ice pack on my head and neck while I was in the chemo chair, and again when I got home really helped ease the pain. The nurses in the ward supplied it for me while I was there.
When I got home I had a double ziplock bag of rice in the freezer, and put it onto the back of my head straight away. It seemed to make the headache last a bit shorter time.
The first two days of FEC were a write off for me, I just lay on the lounge.
Your Oncologist can give you a script for strong pain killers if you need them.
Give your Oncologist plenty of feedback for your side effects.