Day 6 after chemo 2, Wed 10th Feb. This has to be the nastiest stage of the cycle. I am taking pain killers and in bed today after a rough night of arrhythmia, bone aches, head aches, sensitive eyes, sore mouth and throat but no high temperature. Tomorrow is another day and hopefully better for me.
Hi Brenda.... I already have a heart condition, I had SVT, but have had two laser ablations to correct it...but now I have ectopic heartbeats and am medicated for them......i'm told that chemo can mess with the 'muscle' part of the heart and while my faults are 'electrical' I'm hoping it doesn't give me palpitations again! That's why I'm having the echo, just to check on the overall condition of my heart....
Sheesh! So many 'behind thescenes' things to chemo and this bitch of an illness!!
Hope you are feeling better today...hugs
- Tracy
Hang in there Chris, almost done. xxxxx
Sorry to hear you are in so much pain Brenda.... just rest as much as you can cause that's all we can do. The 3rd round of AC was pretty bad for me in bed for 10 days and isolated totally! Today I had my 4th (and last) AC but found out I have anemia and leukopenia these silly little white cells don't want to go more than 4 pts even with the needle..
Take care xxx
Hi Brenda, sorry you're having a rough time of it. I stayed on Targin till I finished chemo then weaned off it. If that's what it takes to get you through then why not. I lived off crushed ice and frozen smoothies with the sore mouth & throat. Hope you have a good sleep tonight, hang in there, Tracey??
Oh btw, not recommending certain meds. I did speak with my breast nurse last time and she asked what pain meds I had on hand and she said the Targin should be ok for me and my situation.
I don't think its doing actual damage to my heart, otherwise I would be shooting myself straight into emergency. What I think is happening is the poison is stressing my heart and nervous system. I took Targin long acting painkiller and it settled my heart flippety flops very well and allowed me to get some long needed sleep. I just wish I would have figured that out last night and not gone through hell.
I will mention it again to my oncologist and my GP next visit. They didn't sound very concerned last time so it must be a little bit par for the course. Still, not nice though.
I go for my pre chemo echo tommorrow....so hopefully it doesn't mess with my heart too much!
Hugs to you Brenda.......
Xx
-Tracy
