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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 ...
Hi Gerryb,
I am having my fourth round of AC tomorrow, and I have had different side effects after each one.
I felt pretty good after the first one, but I wished I had eaten more healthy food as I did get constipated, and reflux started after the second one. The mouth ulcers started after a couple of weeks, and have been on and off since then.
My scalp started getting itchy after a little while before my hair started to fall off - I was told coconut oil helps but I didn't try it. I had long hair too, and cut it short before my first chemo, and even though I knew it was going to fall off, it was a shock when I pulled big strings of hair one morning under the shower. My husband shaved it off the same day, and it helped. As Afraser said, it made me feel in control.
Good luck for tomorrow, Marine xo
I am having my fourth round of AC tomorrow, and I have had different side effects after each one.
I felt pretty good after the first one, but I wished I had eaten more healthy food as I did get constipated, and reflux started after the second one. The mouth ulcers started after a couple of weeks, and have been on and off since then.
My scalp started getting itchy after a little while before my hair started to fall off - I was told coconut oil helps but I didn't try it. I had long hair too, and cut it short before my first chemo, and even though I knew it was going to fall off, it was a shock when I pulled big strings of hair one morning under the shower. My husband shaved it off the same day, and it helped. As Afraser said, it made me feel in control.
Good luck for tomorrow, Marine xo