Soooo sick after chemo

Hi Quest,

I had 3 weekly TCH. I had the infusion on a Thursday and would be woosy, like vertigo, for a few days,  then on Sunday it would hit with avengence. I I spent 4 days on the toilet with a bucket in my lap. Nothing helped. On day 4 I went to A & E and was admitted for 5 days. I thought that's just how it was meant to be but apparently not.  They upped my cortisone substantially and for longer and gave me the ondansetron wafers to take. 2nd treatment I was again quite ill for 12 days,  although not as bad as the first round, so they swapped the carboplatin for cyclophosphomide. I still had to take the higher doses of cortisone for longer each round. I also had to inject myself with neulastin the day after treatments. 

Tell the staff every single side effect that you get as they will be able to change things to help. If you are really sick, don't think this is the way it is meant to be. If in doubt, call the hospital or go to A & E. I just looked at it as short term pain for long term gain. Don't get me wrong, it knocked me about physically and emotionally but you will get through it. I ate/ drank what ever I felt like, sometimes I would eat lemonade icy poles for a week as that's all I could stomach. Make sure you get plenty of rest and try to do little walks if you can. Stay away from sick people as you need to avoid an infection at all costs.   Drink copious amounts of water to flush your system. 

Good of luck with it all. Karen xox