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I feel like Ive won the lottery!!
Have just spent the whole day having CT scans and Bone scans to see if this monster has spread.
IT HASNT. IM ALL CLEAR!!!
IM IN SHOCK!!
I have a bit of arthritis happening because Im getting old but thats all!!!
just need to get through my mastectomy and axillary clearance tomorow then I think I will feel like Ican begin to see a faint glimmer of a light!!
Thanks to you all for letting me whinge and sook and no doubt ill be doing more than that once Chemo starts xxx
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- I hope I follow in your footsteps. I'm having a port put in next Friday so at least I won't have to worry about my veins xx
- I am not sure where you are finding the horror stories about people being sick from Chemo as this is not usually the case these days. Yes you might feel a little nausea but it is very unusual to actually vomit because of the improvement in anti-nausea medications. I found that between the medication and the terrific advice from people on this network that I got through without too much drama. Depending on what chemo you have you may not have much nausea at all. Everyone is different and it pays to keep an open mind and hope for the best. I only had nausea with my first 3 rounds of Chemo (FEC) and had no nausea with the last 3 rounds of Docetaxel. It was no where near a horror story and 5 weeks after finishing my Chemo I feel almost normal except for the lack of hair! It is the unknown that is difficult to cope with. Not knowing what side effects you will have. I read lots of advice on how to cope and knew what to do to help myself get through. It is not a great time in your life but it is doable and it is worth it to give yourself every chance of getting and staying well. :) Deanne xxx
Jodie, I had no nausea, none at all, they give you drugs to take a couple of days before (DEX), and drugs to take after. I did take the anti nausea drugs for a few more days after they said to. Many of the ladies are the same as me. .....just take it one day at a time. x
Jodie, I had no nausea, none at all, they give you drugs to take a couple of days before (DEX), and drugs to take after. I did take the anti nausea drugs for a few more days after they said to. Many of the ladies are the same as me. .....just take it one day at a time. x
- Linda, I'm scared of the nausea. I've never coped with vomiting very well. If they can get rid of the nausea I will feel so much better. Reading so many horror stories of how sick people are during chemo is terrifying me :-(
Hi Jodie,
I am almost at my 1 yr since being diagnosed Nov 2012. Its ok to feel scared about chemo, I was, I walked into the infustion room, holding my husband hand. I did not have a port. x FEC x 3, 3 x Docataxel. I can't believe where the year has gone. They give you lost of fantastic drugs, I was not sick, not once, For me Chemo was not too bad, the usual things, but not what I did not already know about. Knowledge is power. It just become part of your new routine until you have finished your treatment. You will be fine, just take it easy, rest up after infustion, do what you feel you can, and don't push it. Linda. xx
- That's really good. I'm getting it all, chemo radiation and hormone therapy :-(
Hi Jodie,
My results were that I had a Grade 3 cancer, it's been removed with good clearance, it hasn't affected any muscles and the lymph nodes are completely clear. Yay! I am booked for CT scan head to pelvis on Monday and a bone scan on Tuesday and I need to arrange physio for one day next week. My arm keeps swelling because I overdo it. I will still be having chemo but my initial appointment isn't until November 22nd. I have a week long conference before that and the doctor isn't worried about the time lapse. I'm not having any radiation.
Cas- It's scary but I need to do it. 3 rounds of FEC and taxol after. Then radiation. My veins are bad especially when upset or stressed and bloods need to be taken before every chemo which they can do via the port so at least as far as needles, they will be limited for me :-( my axillary clearance was negative to thank god but I had cells in 2 sentinel nodes. At least it hadn't spread far. For now my cancer has been evicted. Doing the mopping up now. Did you get all your results?
- Ive still got my drain in. It didn't work for the first 2 days and is working now. Hope to have it out in the next few days. I couldn't handle needle aspiration or whatever it's called so I'm glad they left it in. Scared about my port though, but it will save my veins xxx
