kmakm
8 years agoMember
TC Chemotherapy
Had Round 3 of TC chemo on Monday morning. Bone aches arrived like clockwork on Thursday night, but now on Friday, I seem to have lower back pain and hip pain for the first time as well. Is this norma...
It has to be Loratadine, Jules. not just some random antihistamine. There are chemist brands, just make sure they have the same % of the active ingredient as Claratyne or talk to the pharmacist about how to adjust the dose. Make sure your oncology team is OK with it, but I can't imagine why they wouldn't be.
Keep taking it for a few extra days, Steph, the evening of day 4 was always hell for me as that was when the booster kicked in. You may be stopping just before you are going to get the anti-oedema benefit. You know what to do, ask if it is OK first. It's only a dollar a day...