2nd round of TC coming up in 9 days

Vgmggroup

Hello everyone, i wanted to check on experiences of other ladies.

I am scheduled to get my second round of chemo TC next week. First one was hard especially for first 10 days with main symptons been nausea, constipation, constant low grade fever, itching, swelling and other SEs. They say SEs are cumulative, should i expect round 2 and further rounds to be every more hard or am i just thinking more than i should...

santabarbarian

you might have better luck posting on the Chemo January 2019 thread. Everyone seems to be posting and answering Qs there....

Speaking for myself, I did different chemo and the fatigue got worse and harder to bounce back from but my other SEs stayed about the same.

Good luck!

keepthefaith

V, the SE's are cumulative. Make sure your medical team is aware of any SE's that you are experiencing, no matter how minor. They will have something in their arsenal to combat them. No need to feel any worse than necessary. I was lucky and had very minor SE's. You are probably taking a steroid, dexamethasone (sp?) which should help with swelling, itching. Tell your infusion nurse/DR prior to your chemo and they may want to add benadryl next time. It could be an allergic reaction to T. As far as constipation, make sure you hydrate to the max, you may need a stool softener and/or Miralax, don't hesitate to ask your MO. Walk as much as you can. I never had nausea, but I did have a RX available in case. I think all of these are fairly common, but you can get something to help:). Best wishes moving forward. I'm sure others will chime in with good advice.

Vgmggroup

thanks

PiperKay

Hi Vgmggroup,

I'm taking the taxotere and cytoxan regimen, so I thought I'd chime in. I just had my second treatment a week ago. I felt that the SEs were about the same as after the first one. The day of and the first day after treatment, I really felt almost normal. Day 2-4, I felt increasingly fatigued with a little achiness from the Neulasta which I dealt with using one Claritin for three days post-Neulasta, which was on a Friday. Last time, I had a bit more bone pain at night and took a narcotic so I could sleep. Most people over on the January 2019 Chemo Start topic have reported using ibuprofen or tylenol for pain, but my MO said I shouldn't use NSAIDs because I bruise very easily and NSAIDs could cause bleeding issues. For nausea, I took Zofran every 8 hours starting at about 11 pm the day of treatment (Thursday) until Sunday morning, and experienced no nausea at all. Other SEs like lack of appetite and things tasting funny are ongoing but manageable without too much intervention. Best advice I can think to give: HYRDATE! I keep bottles of water at my desk, in many rooms of my house, in the car, in my tote bag... That prevented the effects of dehydration I experienced after the first treatment which included very low blood pressure, high heart rate, lightheadedness, heart palpitations, etc. So drink as much fluid as you can! I was told told at least 2 liters a day. Also, a high protein diet was recommended.

By the way, although everyone is different of course, my oncology nurse said that most people seemed to experience similar SEs every time and at about the same level. So far that has been pretty much true for me. If not true for you, do take keepthefaith's advice and let your care team know!

I hope this helps!

Anne

PiperKay

Hi Vgmggroup,

I'm taking the taxotere and cytoxan regimen, so I thought I'd chime in. I just had my second treatment a week ago. I felt that the SEs were about the same as after the first one. The day of and the first day after treatment, I really felt almost normal. Day 2-4, I felt increasingly fatigued with a little achiness from the Neulasta which I dealt with using one Claritin for three days post-Neulasta, which was on a Friday. Last time, I had a bit more bone pain at night and took a narcotic so I could sleep. Most people over on the January 2019 Chemo Start topic have reported using ibuprofen or tylenol for pain, but my MO said I shouldn't use NSAIDs because I bruise very easily and NSAIDs could cause bleeding issues. For nausea, I took Zofran every 8 hours starting at about 11 pm the day of treatment (Thursday) until Sunday morning, and experienced no nausea at all. Other SEs like lack of appetite and things tasting funny are ongoing but manageable without too much intervention. Best advice I can think to give: HYRDATE! I keep bottles of water at my desk, in many rooms of my house, in the car, in my tote bag... That prevented the effects of dehydration I experienced after the first treatment which included very low blood pressure, high heart rate, lightheadedness, heart palpitations, etc. So drink as much fluid as you can! I was told told at least 2 liters a day. Also, a high protein diet was recommended.

By the way, although everyone is different of course, my oncology nurse said that most people seemed to experience similar SEs every time and at about the same level. So far that has been pretty much true for me. If not true for you, do take keepthefaith's advice and let your care team know! Also, be aware that if you go to the January 2019 Chemo Start group, there are all sorts of different chem prescriptions with different drugs and different support drugs (dexamethasone, filgrastin, anti-nausea, etc.) so that can explain many differences in experience as well. I try to pay most attention to the ladies who are getting the same drugs as I am.

I hope this helps!

Anne