Meds before Chemo
Hi all you wonderful women! Just wondering why I have not been given any meds to take the night before chemo? I am triple negative and starting on 4 x AC every 2 weeks and then 4 x taxol every 2 week...
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Hi @TripleTea, Neulasta will give you horrid bone pain, especially around the shoulders, hips, jaw and ribs. Amazing where the white cells are mostly made!
It is confronting the first time to stick that needle in, and to make sure you get it right, but take it slowly and you will be fine, the instructions are very clear. The needle doesn't hurt at all, it is very tiny but the Neulasta stings. A tip from another survivor, don't rub the area, it makes it worse.
The chemo ward should give you a little cooler bag to take it home and you keep it in the fridge.
You will need some Loratagen (Clarytyne) antihistamine to reduce the bone pain.
Get it before your next chemo round.
The generic brand is fine, I got mine from Chemist Warehouse. Strange, but it works.
It won't stop the pain entirely, but with some regular Panadol it will make it bearable.
The pain only lasts about 4 days, so take the Loratagen each morning starting the morning before the first injection, and for the 4 days after. After that you should be fine.
I felt quite proud of myself that I could give myself the injections, I have been needle phobic most of my life, so it was an achievement for me.
Chemo is shitty, take your small pleasures where you can!
It is thanks to all the other lovely ladies on here that I knew all I did to help offset the chemo side effects, they are fantastic, keep leaning on us all, it gets you through.
Jennie
It is confronting the first time to stick that needle in, and to make sure you get it right, but take it slowly and you will be fine, the instructions are very clear. The needle doesn't hurt at all, it is very tiny but the Neulasta stings. A tip from another survivor, don't rub the area, it makes it worse.
The chemo ward should give you a little cooler bag to take it home and you keep it in the fridge.
You will need some Loratagen (Clarytyne) antihistamine to reduce the bone pain.
Get it before your next chemo round.
The generic brand is fine, I got mine from Chemist Warehouse. Strange, but it works.
It won't stop the pain entirely, but with some regular Panadol it will make it bearable.
The pain only lasts about 4 days, so take the Loratagen each morning starting the morning before the first injection, and for the 4 days after. After that you should be fine.
I felt quite proud of myself that I could give myself the injections, I have been needle phobic most of my life, so it was an achievement for me.
Chemo is shitty, take your small pleasures where you can!
It is thanks to all the other lovely ladies on here that I knew all I did to help offset the chemo side effects, they are fantastic, keep leaning on us all, it gets you through.
Jennie