First AC Chemo
Tuesday morning was my first ac chemo. I was absolutely so scared that as soon as that gross red shit was going in tears were rolling down my face and I just couldn't stop. My nurse was wonderful as ...
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@LMK74 dont feel scared my lovely.
I had 6 rounds of AC Chemo & suffered very little from it, I went to Chemo in the morning & from there into the Office for the afternoon. Around day 4 or 5 I felt tired which lucky for me, as my Chemo was always a Tuesday, it fell on a Sat or Sun so I just rested that day.To this day the anti nausea tablets they gave me remain unopened, as I suffered non, I to was given steroids to take home, 2 tablets which breakfast for the first 2 days.
I expected Chemo to be as you see on TV, me hugging the toilet bowl & being stuck in bed. NOPE, it was nothing like that. Yes, I lost my hair but even that had a silver lining, no leg waxing, no shaving armpits, no bikini waxing & no washing & styling hair each day just get up, shower, makeup, put hair on, 10 minutes instead of 40...
I kept parkrunning each Saturday except for the first Sat after chemo, I still went along but volunteered that day.
Everyone reacts differently my love so dont think the worst, I sailed thru it, lots do...
Cate
I had 6 rounds of AC Chemo & suffered very little from it, I went to Chemo in the morning & from there into the Office for the afternoon. Around day 4 or 5 I felt tired which lucky for me, as my Chemo was always a Tuesday, it fell on a Sat or Sun so I just rested that day.To this day the anti nausea tablets they gave me remain unopened, as I suffered non, I to was given steroids to take home, 2 tablets which breakfast for the first 2 days.
I expected Chemo to be as you see on TV, me hugging the toilet bowl & being stuck in bed. NOPE, it was nothing like that. Yes, I lost my hair but even that had a silver lining, no leg waxing, no shaving armpits, no bikini waxing & no washing & styling hair each day just get up, shower, makeup, put hair on, 10 minutes instead of 40...
I kept parkrunning each Saturday except for the first Sat after chemo, I still went along but volunteered that day.
Everyone reacts differently my love so dont think the worst, I sailed thru it, lots do...
Cate