First chemo went will
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Topic: First chemo went will
Posted By: MaryFox
Subject: First chemo went will
Date Posted: Oct 05 2013 at 9:20am
It is now day 3 after my first chemo treatment and I'm still feeling good. Just waiting for the other shoe to drop.
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Posted By: Natalie
Date Posted: Oct 05 2013 at 10:22am
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Mary, It just might not drop, I found the first treatment to go pretty well. So many people tolerate treatments well. Go out and enjoy life. Natalie ------------- TNBC stage1 size 1.8, grade3 no nodes 4/11 Lumpectomy 5/11 4cycles DD A/C 4cycles DD Taxol. Double Mastectomy 12/11 BRCA all neg |
Posted By: Lillie
Date Posted: Oct 05 2013 at 5:34pm
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Dear Mary,
Natalie is correct in saying that the other shoe "may not" drop. But, please keep up with your fluids, exercise and don't let constipation set-in.
I volunteer at the clinic where I received chemo 7 years ago. In the past few weeks 3 ladies have come in after the 3rd infusion with awful fatigue, dehydration and such. That is the way chemo works. It is cumulative and the more your body gets the more likely you are to have more side effects. Just remember..... IT IS NOT FOREVER. I'm not telling you this now to scare you, only to let you know that you need to take care of yourself all through treatment.
Please enjoy your good days and follow your body's voice when it says rest.
God Bless,
Lillie ------------- Dx 6/06 age 65,IDC-TNBC Stage IIb,Gr3,2cm,BRCA- 6/06 L/Mast/w/SNB,1of3 Nodes+ 6/06 Axl. 9 nodes- 8/8 thru 11/15 Chemo (Clin-Trial) DD A/Cx4 -- DD taxol+gemzar x4 No Rads. No RECON - 11/2018-12 yrs NED |
Posted By: MaryFox
Date Posted: Oct 05 2013 at 5:43pm
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Lillie - Yes, I know it is cumulative and I do expect it to get worse before it gets better. Today I'm just grateful for a slow start. I've done my research and I'm trying to be prepared for what's most likely ahead of me so it doesn't scare me. I am looking forward to March, 2014 when it will be finished. Mary
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Posted By: weekender09
Date Posted: Oct 06 2013 at 8:49pm
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Mary: Rest when you can and listen to your body. FLUIDS particularly water will help immensely on flushing that poison out of you so you can continue to feel "functional". My mom would come stay on my chemo weeks and I called her the water nazi. LOL But it helped. Barb ------------- 02/12/13 DX TNBC, Grade III, Stage 3, 3.3cm tumor, IMN and 1 lymph Positive, Chemo A/C T complete 6/13 BRCA1-/BRCA2+ Variance, BIL 7/13, 33 RADS complete 10/13 Remssion :) |
Posted By: Lizzylou
Date Posted: Oct 06 2013 at 9:29pm
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Hi mary, the water part is so important, found out on my own, alot of onco's dont tell you about hydration, but i drank all day and took compazine around the clock, just in case,after second chemo , i stopped compazine, when i knew that i was'nt gonna get sick. I ate normal foods in small portions. Had a bowl of cereal at bedtime. Hope this helps, lizzylou..... ------------- Pat |
Posted By: MaryFox
Date Posted: Oct 07 2013 at 10:45am
| My daily routine: drink, pee, drink, pee, repeat until bedtime, then pee, pee, pee and start all over the next day. So far so good on nausea. Hope it stays that way. Took Emend days 1,2 and 3; and steriods through day 4. Today is day 5.. |
Posted By: Natalie
Date Posted: Oct 07 2013 at 11:45am
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Mary, Yay glad it is still going well. I did thr emend also so glad it worked for me throughout. Steroids though after a while started to get to me, especially with the boost they gave ne at the start of infusion. Uggg made me want to jump out of my skin. Keep them fluids going, I aslo drank a ton of the Goya nectars ( mango & peach were my favs). Did a lot of cottage cheese and fruit also. I know sounds yucky but I made sure to keep up the dairy ( forget why now LOL ). Natalie ------------- TNBC stage1 size 1.8, grade3 no nodes 4/11 Lumpectomy 5/11 4cycles DD A/C 4cycles DD Taxol. Double Mastectomy 12/11 BRCA all neg |