Haven't started Chemo yet.....

SandeeAR

I haven't started Chemo yet, but I'm already having lack of appetite and nausea.   I have had the lump removed,.8 cm, stage 1, Grade 3.   Margins were clear and so were lymph nodes.  Have a great deal of fluild build up under my arm pit.  Plan to go have that drained on Monday.  I have Type II diabetes, Gastic Reflux, Gastic Parisis, High Blood Pressure and High cholesterol. 

 I had surgery on July 20th (lump found), again on August 3rd.  This time, lump area scraped, Lypmh nodes taken and port put in.   Surgery was on Friday and I reopened my daycare on Monday (with help lifting).  The next week I had it on my own.

 During this time I had a CT scan, and bone scan and bloodwork.  They found a mass on my brain in the CT scan.  I had to wait until the next day for a Brain scan.  Turned out to be a "cavenous malformation".  Seeing a neuologist on Monday, to be sure it is nothing.

 My DD says the lack of appetite and nausea is due to the stress of all I have been through and just nerves of the unknown.  Is this normal?

 Thanks for your insight!

rita65

Hi SandeeAR.. Sorry to have to meet you here.  I was diagnosed with stage 1 grade 2 IDC had lumpectomy of left breast with 2 sentinol nodes removed neg.  I would say that yes this is normal to feel the way you are feeling due to your DX.  I too was fit to be tied with worry and couldn't eat and just plain sick to my stomach.  Look what we are going through!!  Our world has been turned upside down with the fear of the unknown.  Fine and healthy one day and then the next day we are diagnosed with this hideous disease.  But I can tell you one thing as the days go by and the waiting is over just to find out what the plan from the Doctors and you are then this journey becomes much easier.  The worst thing is the waiting and not knowing how you are going to fight this disease but once you do know the fight begins and believe it or not you will feel much better.  I just finished 4 rounds of chemo with cytoxan and taxotere, and must say the chemo is very doable.  I had minimal side effects and will start Rads the first or second week of Sept.  Will go for 6 to 7 weeks.  Initially thought would be only Rads no chemo but occoDX test came back at high risk for recurrence in next 10 years so we opted for chemo.  Will also go on tomoxafen for 5 years .   I will do anything I can to fight this disease.  I will not look back on any of my decisions I have made. Hang in there have a positive attitude and beat this thing. Prayers and hugs to you and to all of us fighting cancer.