My 1st AC was a nightmare....but my oncologist hooked me up with a better mix of meds for the remaining 3 treatments. Mouth ulcers, throat ulcers, sore bum, headache & the smell of the muck coming out of my skin was gross! I didn't shower for 2 days, I just couldn't get out of bed. I thought I was prepared for what chemo would bring, but you never really are. I've been told that my next lot of chemo will be a lot easier to handle & that I won't even need nausea medication at home.....my fingers are crossed!
I shaved my head the week before chemo started, I did it for the Worlds Greatest Shave, we raised $5697!!! I shaved down to a level 2. By day 14 it really started falling out. I have a smooth mellon now & am quite fond of it, it was long & black. Body hair is pretty much all gone & I'm liking that for summer too :)
My next few months are filled with 3 Plastic Seurgon appointments & weekly chemo, the new year will bring the surgeries, then June/July school holidays we've booked a trip to Disneyland. The kids need a holiday fromthis just as much as I do.
I didn't mention my temper....it's terrible for the 1st week, I really have to watch what I say & ignore everything going on around me.
Be well, Sam xoxox