Help me understand what's going to happen

Countryheart0122

I had my first round of chemo on the 12th, 5 min into Taxotere had to stop due to a really bad reaction because my body couldn't handle the dosage,(every muscle, every organ, felt like it stopped working, they said I turned really red) stopped and let my body recover about 30 mins, restarted at a lower dose, did fine after that and with second drug Cytoxan.... They had placed the automatic administering port for Neulasta on my arm (administers meds 27 hrs after chemo) it stopped administering at 6:58pm on the 13th an hour after that I was excruciating pain in my abdomen burning sensation cramping down my leg throwing up non-stop constant pain, a friend stop by to bring my son home from football so I'm in the bathroom throwing up keeling over in pain he calledl his wife she said call her doctor in Winston my doctor said take her to the local emergency room... They communicated back and forth, got an IV going pain meds and nausea meds and fluids, relief was pretty much immediately, I was released a few hours and went home and I have done nothing but sleep since, I have no energy to do anything, keeping a mild headache constantly, today is day three after chemo, this is the day the side effects are supposed to start, wish me luck....

MelissaDallas

Countryheart,

I'm sorry you are feeling so poorly. You might try copying your post to one of the IDC or chemo threads where other diagnosed women who understand can chime in

hikingandhorses

Holy Smokes you hit the rough spot hard. Sooo sorry you're going through this. Keep your onc team informed on what's happening with you so they can help you stay on top of side effects. Sleep is a good thing - you're going to be tired - let your body rest and, when you're awake, try to take a small walk to clear your head a bit. Hang in there girl!

I_Spy

Countryheart so sorry you are having such a rough time with the chemo. Right now this thread is still in the "not diagnosed but worried" forum; of course you are way past that point now. I think you should start posting in one of the forums where women on the chemo drugs you are taking are posting. That is where they share stories about what helps them get through the rough times, where you can ask questions (like "I'm throwing up and in severe pain WTH do I do?" type of questions), etc etc. I'm useless when it comes to chemo since I didn't have to have it, but I'm pretty good at waiting on diagnoses and stuff like that (which is where this thread is posted). You can look through the "active threads" and look for forums about chemo, or just use the search feature and search for the name of your chemo drugs and they will come up in threads where women are talking about taking them. I just want you to get as much support as you can from people who have been there done that and can help!