half way through chemo
Hi all I am back again, it is day 3 after last round of FEC which means in 3 weeks time i move on to 3 rounds of Docetaxel so any words of wisdom on this next 4 rounds would be much appreciated. Seem...
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I've just had my first round of docetaxel -- I was fine for the first few days, but then felt really crappy for a whole week. Everyone is different (chorus!) but the things I found most significant were a feeling that my mouth was full of glue (with associated inability to taste pretty much anything), a horrible itchy rash (on my head, neck, shoulders, chest), and really sore shins.
I've been using a nappy rash cream on the rash (which really helps) and wearing loose clothes at night. For the mouth, only lemon juice seems to taste good. Salt/bi-carb rinsing didn't help -- I'm going to ask if there's something else I can use. Other than this (and the usual night sweats that have been driving me bananas) it hasn't been too bad. I'd bank on having about a week of feeling not-so-good, but then picking up.
cheers, hope it goes well!
Heather