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louiseg
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15 years ago

Second Chemo

 I seem to be coping pretty well with the chemo so far.

The second round of chemo was a bit different. I had to give myself an injection (!) called Neulasta the day after I had the chemo. I wasn't sure about that because I had never given myself an injection before, but it was easy. The Neulasta is to boost my white blood cell count because it dropped so far after the first round of chemo and the oncologist didn't want it dropping that far again. I will have to have it after the next 2 rounds too. I didn't feel as nauseous this time....still a bit tired and the taste buds have gone on strike again (and they have been out of action for longer this time). The Neulasta gave me some joint pain for a few days but that quickly passed. The only new thing that I had was some numbnesss in the ends of my fingers! I felt like I had been doing a lot of sandpapering and sandpapered the ends of my fingers off!! Not a nice feeling but they seem to have got some of the feeling back again now and apparently that is a common side effect of the chemo.

Anyway, 2 down 2 to go - I'm halfway there!!!!!! Yay!!!!!!  and all finished by the end of the year (then the lovely Tamoxifen for the next 5 yrs)

Til next time....keep smiling :)

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  • Dot42's avatar
    Dot42
    Member
    15 years ago

    What do you mean by 2 nd round.  Is that 2nd chemo or do you mean like a 2nd lot of 3 treatments. Still trying to understand before I see the oncologists, what this mean.  I hope you are feeling much better and good luck with the rest of the chemo.  I hope your fingers don't feel like that next time. 

    Best wishes

    Dot

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    Dot42
    Member
    15 years ago

    What do you mean by 2 nd round.  Is that 2nd chemo or do you mean like a 2nd lot of 3 treatments. Still trying to understand before I see the oncologists, what this mean.  I hope you are feeling much better and good luck with the rest of the chemo.  I hope your fingers don't feel like that next time. 

    Best wishes

    Dot

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    Dot42
    Member
    15 years ago

    What do you mean by 2 nd round.  Is that 2nd chemo or do you mean like a 2nd lot of 3 treatments. Still trying to understand before I see the oncologists, what this mean.  I hope you are feeling much better and good luck with the rest of the chemo.  I hope your fingers don't feel like that next time. 

    Best wishes

    Dot

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    Tanya
    Member
    15 years ago

    Hi Louise

    Great that you are able to share your experience.  I too had the Neulasta injection and think that it does a great job of getting those white cells up again which is great when you are at schools, shops etc.

    Only two to go, that is great, I was so keen to have the last one people thought I was crazy, I just wanted to get it out of the way and get on with living.

    Nice to hear from you.

    Tanya