Tips for getting through chemotherapy

THANKS badger!

For Mouth sores, Use Evomucy mouth Spray along with biotine, it seems to work for my aunt very well. She use it twice a day...!

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Great tips on here! Thanks

GOOD JOB, Chrys23, these are such valuable threads for the newbies.

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Nicole -- those are suggestions that I never heard of; thanks for the new info! Do you know why you should avoid hot water and rubbing your hands??

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Hey Chrys23.

As rubbing your hands might damage your skin tissues. So dry your hands only with a soft paper towel to throw it away after the use as infections can live on a wet cloth towel.

Using hot water can make your skin dry, damage the tissues and can cause additional damage to the skin. So, wet your hands only with the warm water. Try keeping your skin and hand moist most of the time, use only organic moisturisers without any chemicals / alcohol, try Evoskin moisturising cream.
Even during the sleep time, place a pillow b.w. your knees to prevent your legs from rubbing together...

Best

Nichole.

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khertenst ~ I'm sure some of our sisters will be along to direct you to "Herceptin" threads.

Best of luck to you on your journey.

Nico1012

Great help ladies, at least I know there are more of us out there and I am not going through this alone!. I had my first T/C on Tuesday and now at day 4/5, was really considering not having any more, I am just so tired and generally unwell. Does it get better, are there good days?? Can you actually get through Chemo without feeling so ill all the time. I found the Zofran to be really good. Also I find that frozen yoghurts certainly ease the sore mouth, and take Paracetemol for the aches and pains.

Good luck everyone

Marni:  For me, I had 4 TC each three weeks apart.  For me, days 4 and 5 were always ther worst.  On day 6, I felt better, but a little washed out. By day 7, I felt good again.  Hang in there and please tell your MO about any side effects.  Mine expected them and wanted to hear from me.  I had a sore mouth and he prescribed Magic Mouthwash for that.  Hang in there and I hope you will feel better soon.

Hi!!  I'm starting Taxol after four rounds of A/C.  It really kicked my butt in the fatigue department also.  I found that with each treatment my fatigue was lasting longer and longer until there wasn't more than a day that I wasn't sleeping or drained most of the time.  My nusrse also told me that the Taxol is easier to handle between doses also.  I'm sure hoping so.  When will you be starting?  Let me know how you fare with it.

 Good luck and hugs to you on this journey

Linda 

RheaC - My dumb Oncotype score was 21. Phooey! I can attest to the use of Claritin to dodge the SE's of the Neulasta shot. I had #1 of 8 last week. I took one Claritin that morning a few hours pre-shot, and then for the three following mornings. I had zero bone pain. I have varying degrees of fatigue and focus problems, but nothing else. I also drank a ton of water pre-chemo and for the three following days - sometimes a gallon each day. I will need to take more Colace next time because I had a good bit of constipation...

I'm with you in signing up for this "insurance policy." I mean, look what we've put ourselves through to become cancer-free... we want to be able to say we were proactive in every way in fighting this disease! 

We are in this together and we will be able to put this in our rearview SOON!