One more sleep
I start my first of 4 cycles of AC tomorrow just after the pcc clinic. So many feelings, mostly fear. I haven't cut my long hair as i am still in denial and hoping someone will call and say it is all ...
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Hi Gerryb,
I had 6 rounds of AC Chemo that finished in March, I suffered very little from it.
I did lose my hair which, wasn't so bad, even though I was devastated at the thought initially. It was really quite good getting up in the morning & just putting my hair on instead of having to wash, dry & style my locks!! It was also really cool not having the shave my legs, armpits or having to get bikini waxes. My lashes & eyebrows thinned but I did not lose them altogether.
I brushed my teeth after each meal & used Biotene non alcoholic mouth wash after it, I suffered no mouth sores nor metallic taste
I suffered no real nausea to speak of, I ate well, I drank a lot of water, I walked everyday & I continued to parkrun every Saturday morning. The Saturday directly after Chemo I volunteered, the next two I ran, albeit slower than usual but I still did it & finished.
I continued to work full time. Chemo in the morning work in the afternoon on Chemo days.
It affects everyone differently & some of us are more stubborn than others. My personal experience with it is ...... it was not as bad as I thought it was going to be..
The best bit of advice I can give you is to have a port-a-cath, it makes life so much easier for blood tests & Chemo.
I had 6 rounds of AC Chemo that finished in March, I suffered very little from it.
I did lose my hair which, wasn't so bad, even though I was devastated at the thought initially. It was really quite good getting up in the morning & just putting my hair on instead of having to wash, dry & style my locks!! It was also really cool not having the shave my legs, armpits or having to get bikini waxes. My lashes & eyebrows thinned but I did not lose them altogether.
I brushed my teeth after each meal & used Biotene non alcoholic mouth wash after it, I suffered no mouth sores nor metallic taste
I suffered no real nausea to speak of, I ate well, I drank a lot of water, I walked everyday & I continued to parkrun every Saturday morning. The Saturday directly after Chemo I volunteered, the next two I ran, albeit slower than usual but I still did it & finished.
I continued to work full time. Chemo in the morning work in the afternoon on Chemo days.
It affects everyone differently & some of us are more stubborn than others. My personal experience with it is ...... it was not as bad as I thought it was going to be..
The best bit of advice I can give you is to have a port-a-cath, it makes life so much easier for blood tests & Chemo.