AC and PAX experiences?
Hi everyone, I'm getting read to start 4 rounds of AC / 14 day, followed by 12 rounds of weekly pax. Any suggestions for what I can do to help manage symptoms. Love to hear about others experiences w...
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hi @Cat2,
I am on my 4th line of treatment with IV chemo,I have a port,for me, the best thing ever, however as it was too late for surgery of any kind, i am still "intact,its a personal choice, have you spoken to your oncologist about it or a mcgrath breast care nurse,the oncology nurses love a port, its so easy to access, so clean, and depending or not if your chemo drugs have to be refrigerated prior to infusion, they are bloody cold when they go into your vein a reral shock, they had run out of the special needles to access my port one day and had to go into my hand and poke around for a vein, they forgot to tell me the drugs ha been regrigerated and boy did i know about it, with a port you feel nothing at all,but as i am on going treatment for the rest of my life i am a bit different to you, all the other ladies have given the best info, most chemo suites have overherad tvs, but quite frankly i couldnt be bothered,the pre medicatiion they give you for anti nausea often makes you sleepy anyway and i am quite happy to put my legs up have a warm blanket given to me by the nurses and close my eyes while it all happens, its quite boring just sitting there, i think the first time at the hospital you may be there for a good couple of hours, the nurses will explain everything to you, then at some point a pharmacist will come and have a chat to you as well, so a lot of listening involved, a notebook or recording it on your phone, they should give you handouts outlining everything about the chemo and its possible side effects as well and you will probably go home with some anti nausea medication as well,good luck, we are all different and react differently, i did lose my hair, in fact its now the third time for me, on the chemo i am on now, it usually starts around day 14 to day 17 sometimes good to go and have a shorter hair cut first to get used to it,its all very daunting i know but you will get there.
take care listen to your body it will tell you when it needs to rest.
wendy55
I am on my 4th line of treatment with IV chemo,I have a port,for me, the best thing ever, however as it was too late for surgery of any kind, i am still "intact,its a personal choice, have you spoken to your oncologist about it or a mcgrath breast care nurse,the oncology nurses love a port, its so easy to access, so clean, and depending or not if your chemo drugs have to be refrigerated prior to infusion, they are bloody cold when they go into your vein a reral shock, they had run out of the special needles to access my port one day and had to go into my hand and poke around for a vein, they forgot to tell me the drugs ha been regrigerated and boy did i know about it, with a port you feel nothing at all,but as i am on going treatment for the rest of my life i am a bit different to you, all the other ladies have given the best info, most chemo suites have overherad tvs, but quite frankly i couldnt be bothered,the pre medicatiion they give you for anti nausea often makes you sleepy anyway and i am quite happy to put my legs up have a warm blanket given to me by the nurses and close my eyes while it all happens, its quite boring just sitting there, i think the first time at the hospital you may be there for a good couple of hours, the nurses will explain everything to you, then at some point a pharmacist will come and have a chat to you as well, so a lot of listening involved, a notebook or recording it on your phone, they should give you handouts outlining everything about the chemo and its possible side effects as well and you will probably go home with some anti nausea medication as well,good luck, we are all different and react differently, i did lose my hair, in fact its now the third time for me, on the chemo i am on now, it usually starts around day 14 to day 17 sometimes good to go and have a shorter hair cut first to get used to it,its all very daunting i know but you will get there.
take care listen to your body it will tell you when it needs to rest.
wendy55