April 2011 chemo

Anyone know how to upload a photo?  How did you do yours Carla?

KiwiMum: I haven't figured how to "upload" a photo, only how to link to one that's already online. (By clicking the green photo icon above, next to the smiley.)

If anyone else knows how, I'd love to learn!

Windlass & KiwiMum, I linked to a photo that was already hosted on line (in my google picture album). I don't know how to add a photo that is not associated with a url.

Thanks for helping me keep my chin up during my cry-fest last week Wednesday!  I really think it was 50:50 emotional:physical how I was coming down from the steroids.  But I gave in, let myself cry and eventually it ended.  This time, my most prominent side-effect is bone pain, or at least I think that's what it is.  I feel like a creaky 150 year old lady and just moving around the way I'm accustomed to is hard.  I feel tired and I want to rest, but I think that if I'm not mobile the creakiness, the pain when I do move is going to get worse.  Nausea is low, but so is my appetite.  Yesterday was our 9th wedding anniversary and I was in bed at 7pm.  I struggled to hold out to 7pm since I felt kind of embarrassed to go to bed before 7.  It was a nice day (even if I did go to work) and Iwe did our annual routine of looking through our wedding album together.  Now, we can look forward to a trip, or heck dinner out, for the big #10 next year!

Love the idea of a roll call.  Here are my details.

Date chemo began, Name, #ofTreatments(x)ChemoDrug@Frequency // Add'l chemo(s) planned 

4/11/11, CarlaB // 4xAC@3wks //  12xT@1wk  with Neulasta

I'm sending wonderful Mother's Day greetings to you all. Hope you have a lovely weekend!

4/11/11,pawprintgirl24,6xtch@3 weeks,herceptin every week then every 3 w/neulasta after chemo

so far just tired and heartburn this go around..not drinking as much water..friend said it could be the reason for the big d last time and so far so good!!i really drink alot last time now i drink when i'm thirsty like i did before all this. which i do drink alot, don't think im not getting enough!! lol i'm drinking tea too which i think is giving me some energy because of the caffiene and some sugar i am from the south so that is sweet tea which i use half splenda and half decaf!!lol so basically is watered down anyway! the shot really hurt worse his time last time just achie but this morning almost gone! last time i felt it all the way til sunday then had to get my herceptin on monday which makes my legs hurt!! 

and where is my friend profbee??

Hey y'all:

Roll call:

4/14/11, Kg1234, 4 A/C Dose Dense (every two weeks) and 4 Taxol DD, plus neupogen. 

Today is day 8 after the my 2nd treatment.  I finally feel okay. This round wiped me out.  It's a marathon!!  I can't believe I go back for another round this coming friday...it's all just very fast...and yucky.  I wanted to have more "good days", but I don't think Dose Dense helps that at all.

I'm particularly worried about Taxol DD, as I see lots of ladies are getting it weekly for 12 weeks.  Mine will be done in 8 weeks, but still........

Ugh!  that just sums up how I feel. Ugh!

Kg.

Roll call"

4/8, Teckler2, 6x TCH (taxotere, carboplatin, herceptin) every 3 wks//herceptin x1 yr, rad tx after chemo

so sorry teckler i feel bad even asking this but here goes.. what is everyone doing for heartburn??? tums was working for me until today!! not sure what to buy when i go buy something since this is driving me crazy!!!it even makes me nauseas when i smell foods like morning sickness!!

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Roll call

4/15, jackifp, 6 TCH (taxotere, carboplatin, herceptin) every 3 wks//herceptin weekly n x1 yr, rad tx after chemo



Just had #2TCH yesterday. All's well right now, some heartburn. I get Aloxi antinausea in the infusion, and so far so good. I feel for those of us having more severe reactions. I keep waiting for the boot to drop. Neulasta again on Monday, and see if it gives me fever again. I'm doing Claritin for allergies, and now fear it might do less with the Neulasta cuz I'm taking it daily.



The couch has black and brown hairs from the dogs...and my grey...heehee...

Hang in there, all.

Roll call:

Caryl 4/20 6 TCH (taxotere, carboplatin, herceptin) every 3 wks, herceptin weekly  x1 yr, rad tx after chemo.  Hair came off last night, I was shedding too bad and head HURT.  It's cold without hair!  

Roll call --- 4 AC every two weeks...4 Taxol every two weeks...possible 5 years of Tamoxifin depending if Chemo throws me into menopause.

I'll have treatment #3 of AC on Wednesday...woohoo more then half way through the "Red Devil".

No heartburn this time I take Prilosec faithfully now. My Benadryl will be cut in half this time...maybe I will ask to not take it at all. Round 2 made me very fatigued...Day 3 and 4 I slept most the day.

I take chemo on Wednesday so the low days hit me on the weekend and I don't miss work. Teckler2 --- have you check to see if you can use FMLA at work???  

KiwiMum -- you wear shaved marvelously!!!

Happy Mother's Day!!! 

Happy day to all!

Thanks for the nice comments everyone. I had a great time at Katy Perry thanks. My daughter was quite blown away and delighted . It was lovely to watch her!





I'm due for AC #2 tomorrow and just had a call from the nurse about my blood test this morning. My white blood count isn't high enough and unless it comes up over night I can't be treated and have to wait a week. Back for another blood test first thing tomorrow. I feel very disappointed. Even though I hate the chemo I want it done. We've also scheduled any away work trips my husband has to do around my chemo- now that it may move it's a problem. Fingers crossed for a miracle overnight!



Bummer you got your period Pawprint. I thought we were supposed to go into chemopause. I was also hoping to get skinny from the chemo, instead I think I'm putting on weight!

Merilee,  I love your thoughts on the the loss of hair being representative of the release of the negatives only to be replaced by new things!  Such a positive way to look at our new situation.  Thanks for sharing!  Tonight will be my first night wearing my wig and being dressed up.  I would love to go without, but my sparse whispy few hairs give me the look of a mad scientist.  LOL  Hope everyone has a great start to the week. 

I couldn't take the shedding or the sore scalp anymore so I shaved my head and I have to say, I can understand why men like having little to no hair.  1 minute in the shower, no conditioner, no waiting, no blow drying, no product, no deciding which way to wear it today, no worrying about a bad hair day - it is totally freeing!  I wore a scarf to lunch with DD who came to visit me for Mom's Day because I didn't do a very good job with it, but when we got home, she cleaned me up nicely and then we jumped on my motorcycle with me "topless" and went to Starbucks for coffee and it didn't bother me a bit.  Nor did I notice anyone staring either.  My kids say it's because I just look like a bad-ass biker chick and I did it on purpose, but I'm going to enjoy this time of not having to worry about hair!