Meds before Chemo

Hi spiv1803, no I'm ER positive, don't know about her 2 yet.
im having AC because of my cardiac history my oncologist felt it was the lesser of all the evils.well that's not how  she said it. Have you started, I don't start until 20th. 
Has anyone noticed being very sensitive to smellsespecially chemicals and plastics. I haven't started chemo. I noticed it almost disappeared after lumpectomy but it's back again 3 1/2 weeks later.
i read somewhere that it could be the hormones.

I loathed phenergan. It made me utterly dozey and my treatment only lasted an hour! I deeply appreciated the intent to avoid nausea but as one of the lucky ones who never felt slightly nauseous it was always a bit of a battle with the side effects of the anti nausea meds I couldn't avoid! But really good that so much was available - the prospect of six months of nausea scared me more than most things. 

No icy poles here either! Damn... I did cheese & bikkies, lemonade, chocolate & sandwiches

on AC I found the lemonade helped, as did lemon slices in my water bottle. I got the Dex for 2 days following treatment, but nothing prior other than the tablet they give you an hour before. 

On paclitaxel I get an injection of an anti nausea stuff, then a bag of phenergan & a bag of Dex. I sleep through most of my infusions, which is good as they're nearly 4 hours all up with the 2 smaller bags (phenergan & dexmethasone) flushing lines, etc & the 3 hours for the paclitaxel. 
ive never had the itchy bum thing though. 

Thanks, how are you going with the AC? Do you have TNBC too?

I start AC on 20th. The only premed is on the day which will probably be anti nausea tab akensyo one hour before chemo, and the dexa which they give over 15 minutes in the drip. Taxol premeds are different. My oncologist said to start  constipation drugs ( colony's and senna ) the night before chemo and take 2-3 days as anti nausea drugs are constipating.  
Ring the unit and ask about the diazepam. They may be able to get you lorazepam instead which helps nausea as well. Take a partner or friend with you and also ask if you can go in before and see the unit where you're being treated

You people are the best xxx 

Oh god, the red devil, quite a few called it that. The red wee was interesting??  Don't know if it was the A or the C??  But I didn't have too much trouble with either - now the dox with the hercepton, oh boy, oh boy ... I did have trouble with that one.

Was I the only one that got the itchy ass from dexmethasone haha. I remember my mum had the same reaction back when she had treatment. 

Ah the red devil AC. Gives me horrible memories !

Really....I gad AC snd never did any of that. Diff ideas every where.

Pretty sure it was the AC we had to suck something cold while having it - the red stuff.  Yuckity yuck - last dose they said I could suck ice cubes....we also had fruit salad / sandwiches /biscuits / coffee / tea for the chemo patients - and when you were taking the dexies boy did I take advantage.