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First week of AC chemo
Hi all,
I am new to all this, and am 5 days post my first round of AC chemo, and I am interested in hearing how other people felt at this stage. I was ok for the first 3 days, then nausea (but no v...
I can remember levelling out at say day 10. First few days in I was quite hyper due to the steroids.. I was working full time and had the day of chemo to do emails etc as I had heaps of energy. Then I'd get fatigued from day 3 onwards.. e a small nap here and there. Not too long as I felt more groggy. Walk the pooch. Kept my activities up.
I viewed chemo as strong medicine doing it's best to flush out my system. My skin looked radiant which I put it down to having a face lift underneath! All the old cells were replaced with new ones!
All the best. AC is and can be the hardest one of the chemo drugs hence why it's done every 3 wk so your body can recover in time for the next round.
Donna