First round of Chemo wearing cool cap
I had my first round of chemo yesterday. I’m scheduled for 4 cycles of docetaxel and cyclophosphamide at 21 day intervals. I really have no expectations of how I’ll handle treatment, however I am a little surprised to wake today feeling ‘normal’. This is an unexpected opportunity to enjoy the day. I realise this will probably change in the coming days, but small positives make me feel happy. I wore a cool cap for the infusion which took my time in hospital from 2 hours to 4 1/2 hours. The first 2 minutes was a little intense but after that it was fine. I hope to retain my hair but again am prepared to lose it as well. If you’ve had my combo of chemo, what were your best and worst days?
Looming double mastectomy
im having a double mastectomy with auxiliary lymph node clearance on the 1st November. Finding it hard to believe it’s happening even though I’ve had 6 months of chemo! Wondering how to get my head around it. How have others dealt with it? Going from a 10G to nothing seems so extreme!