Starting chemo next week
Hi all, I’m starting chemo next week and quite nervous. I will have dense dose, 4 fortnightly AC + 12 weekly taxol. Any tips on what I should prepare before/on/after the day? On top of being anxiou...
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Hi @pollytps
i have the same chemo treatment plan as you.. there’s quite a bit of discussion on chemo in this network amongst the ladies here. Try using the search icon and all the discussion should come up. I completed chemo in mid Jan 2024. As there are numerous discussions about chemo, I will share what I wish I knew before starting chemo.
1. see a dentist before starting chemo. My oncologist nurse said it wasn’t necessary but during the last few sessions (during Taxols), my gums started bleeding at the slightest touch of brushing.
2, wish I knew I should be extremely gentle when brushing my teeth.🤣
3. wish I had moisturize my whole body more thoroughly. Chemo drugs cause the skin to be extremely dry.
4. Wish I cover my right hand with ice properly ( my right hand was used for the infusion so I wasn’t able to cover my hands properly with 🧊. It’s now has neuropathy. And I didn’t complete the last taxol due to concerns the neuropathy could have gotten worse.).
Everyone has very different side effects from chemo. A few ladies on AC dense dose +Taxols, had nausea. I didn’t have any nausea. I had to have red blood transfusion due to low red blood count, I understand it’s a rare side effect of chemo which many people didn’t experience.
Hope my ‘wish I knew’ list help you. I hope your oncologist is right that the lit up is nothing, don’t need to have more worry added!
wishing you all the best for your chemo treatments
💝😘💝
Gin
i have the same chemo treatment plan as you.. there’s quite a bit of discussion on chemo in this network amongst the ladies here. Try using the search icon and all the discussion should come up. I completed chemo in mid Jan 2024. As there are numerous discussions about chemo, I will share what I wish I knew before starting chemo.
1. see a dentist before starting chemo. My oncologist nurse said it wasn’t necessary but during the last few sessions (during Taxols), my gums started bleeding at the slightest touch of brushing.
2, wish I knew I should be extremely gentle when brushing my teeth.🤣
3. wish I had moisturize my whole body more thoroughly. Chemo drugs cause the skin to be extremely dry.
4. Wish I cover my right hand with ice properly ( my right hand was used for the infusion so I wasn’t able to cover my hands properly with 🧊. It’s now has neuropathy. And I didn’t complete the last taxol due to concerns the neuropathy could have gotten worse.).
Everyone has very different side effects from chemo. A few ladies on AC dense dose +Taxols, had nausea. I didn’t have any nausea. I had to have red blood transfusion due to low red blood count, I understand it’s a rare side effect of chemo which many people didn’t experience.
Hope my ‘wish I knew’ list help you. I hope your oncologist is right that the lit up is nothing, don’t need to have more worry added!
wishing you all the best for your chemo treatments
💝😘💝
Gin