Starting Chemo in July 2009

Hi Ladies-

Well, I am on day 15 from first chemo and even tho I buzzed my hair 10 dys before treatment it is now falling put.  I can run my hand thru the short hair and out it os coming slowlt.  I figure I will be balkd in less the 10 days now. Oh well it is just hair. 

I go Monday evening to the Look Good Feel Good cvlass by the American Cancer Society.  I am actually looking forward to it and meetint others, hopefully maybe new friends. 

The last 4 maybe 5 days I have been feeling better, just so darn tired.  Lots of naps at odd times. Then sleeping at nights is way off.  I seem to keep such weird hours and they make no sense.

I noticed a few saying the were having a problem with constipation....my onco said it was alright to use Alfalfa tablets for that and they work really well for me.  I take 2 morning and night.  But I ahve at times taken 3.  Also black licorce seems to work well for me.   Maybe one of these will work for anyone else also.

My friend and I go toa  support group for BC every other Tuesday night.....they are a good group os ladies to talk too.  The last weekend of this month they are having a weekend get away 'Puttin on the Glitz', we are going as it sounds likea lot of fun.

For all the responses I have received Thank You so very much.  I try to worry about my health, but I worry more about my grandson.  He has easrned the right to make so phone calls (not collect) and I have spoken to him twice now.  that helps alot hearing his voice.  7 years ago when I had open heart surgery he wanted to be the one to come and take care of me.  He has a good heart I just want him to see that he can do so much better and be the good person I know he is. 

Well, time to close.

Stay safe all My prayers for all

Shae  

Shae~ Sorry you are having to go through that with your grandson. I will pray for your grandson and for you to have the words of wisdom you need to help him turn his life back around.

Elizabeth~LovingLifeToday

I hear you, Shae, about the fatigue.  Now that I'm past 2nd treatment, I'm feeling the fatigue.  Would love to hear how everyone is trying to combat that.  A couple weeks after treatment most SE are gone or mild, but not the fatigue.  I'm doing Wii Fit for a little exercise to boost my energy and trying to eat right, but not much help.  Feel like sitting around all weekend doing nothing.  (Also, I've loved the various pix - especially the dog one).

Glassist~I can't do my photography right now because I was sick two of the three weeks and my white count dropped way too low to work with children... which is most of what I do. The two weeks I was sick I did not even want to think about holding a camera.  My studio is in my home so I won't have to pay rent on a commercial place while I'm down. The glass work you do, is it stained glass??  I've worked a little bit with stained glass, I took a piece of white and put an image on it in the darkroom and then made a stained glass frame around it. I keep telling myself I want to get my stuff back out and play. I would love to see your work... can you
PM me??

Elizabeth~LovingLifeToday

Glassist~ Your work is beautiful! What an awesome talent!! You can just see the love in each piece

Elizabeth~LovingLifeToday

Best Wishes.

 to all who are on vacation from chemo and those who have treatments this week.

<<<<<<<< HUGS >>>>>>>

Sheila

Lori...I hope you are feeling better as the day goes on...My surgery was June 4 so I guess it is just a long healing process!

Paulding... No PT, but I am going to do arm weights on my own and see if that helps.

Praying for all the women here.....we are strong and we will be survivors!!

Love....

Linda

Made it through A/C #2 this a.m.! Great drugs, so no SE yet. Great nurse, who turns out to be a trekkie, and got the reference when I told her I felt like the Borg Queen with my bald head. She also understood what I meant when I told her that the mediport and all the other stuff I was hooked up to made me feel as if I was "being assimilated". Other nurses and patients at the center chimed in with their comments (lots of trekkies!!!) and as we departed we gave each other the live long and prosper sign.:)

Hi to all!!

I am feeling a lot better today 14 days after the second round of AC. I hope the next one goes easier than the last two!! I need a break! Hope everyone else is having easier SE or No SE this week. I tried to catch up on the posts. HUGS TO ALL.

Edie 

Hello Ladies - hope everyone who is feeling well stays that way and anyone not feeling well feels better asap!

A couple questions - for the ladies who didn't buzz their hair and still have some left, did you find that you lost most of it on top, but still have some on the sides and back and maybe very front?  I'm just wondering why mine seems to be doing better in the back and worse on top.  Hoping it's not indicative of anything.  My father is bald on top - no offense to him, but I don't want to look THAT much like him.

Also - anyone having trouble with an irregular cycle or have a doctor who told them how irregular it might be?  Started T/C on 7/13, had a period on schedule 7/17, then another 7/31, and now some more bleeding 8/10.  I'm hoping it doesn't continue like this although I suppose I should be prepared for it to be. 

hi karen i have my second treatment tomorrow morning 8 45 .......any chance your on t/c

Hey Triple J's, I have been feeling good enough mowed the lawn this everning. I have a question for the ones with TE's. Is anybody having their fills at the same time as chemo? Also any eye problems on A/C. The time is going fast #  4 A/C Wednesday. Then done. I think I am getting taxtoere. after that.  Anyone on it in this group and the SE's to watch out. Hugs Dianne

chrisct - hair question - I still have hair on the side  though very thin -  more bald on top.   This week is 3rd AC so I may loose the rest of it.

 Karen - my treatment #2 (AC) was better than the first.  Dr. said that by the time she gets my meds right, I'll be finished.  She gave me Emend this time in IV and it worked great - until Sat. night (treatment on Thursday).  I asked her last Thursday if I could get "emend to go" this time and she said sure - she will give me IV and then pills to take on Friday and Saturday.  I pretty much had the same SE as the 1st time, constipation for about a week, a little sore throat and some fatigue.  Eyesight has been affected by treatment - depend on reading glasses a lot more since beginning treatment and this time had some leg cramps at night.

Diane - my eyesight has been affected also - depending on reading glasses a lot more these days.

Pam

Hi PS73,

When I got my first Neulasta nobody said anything about pain. After 2 nights of suffering  I've been told i should taken some Tylenol or Advil.

Herceptin definitely not but during Taxol my hair didn't grow either.

I never lost my eyebrows it just got very thin.

My chemo nurse explained to me that Herceptin wasn't chemo but a targeted maintenance drug.

I hope this was helpful.

Are you going to be on Herceptin for 52 weeks or every 3 weeks?

Good luck

 Sheila