August 2011 chemo, anyone w/ me?!

Grimbol! -- Oh my!  I'm so very, very  sorry you are so sick to your stomach!! Did the dr say why this could happen so late?  I want to know too for me!  My sickness is coming in waves, mildly, but in waves no less here and there. I'll be fine and then I feel unsteady in the stomach. What the heck is going on with us?!? 

Please rest and I hope this will pass really soon! (((HUGS)))

Grimbol and other folks - I hope you are feeling better because it is so important for us to be hydrated. Can you go somewhere like an ER for fluids? A nurse told me once to go by ambulance so that they will take you before the people in the waiting room. Please call your oncologist if you haven't yet - also do you know that Compazine comes in a rectal suppository form for when you can't keep anything down? Let us know you are doing. I hope you are feeling much better, soon. Best to you and no SE's for everyone.

Day 2 post AC tx #3 and I'm feeling pretty good. Some light nausea but nothing major. I'm finding the trick to getting at least some sleep is to take my PM meds around 6:30. That way, they have worn off somewhat before I go to bed. Now, if only I could find the silver bullet for the constipation! I've upped my Senokot to 3 a day which has given some relief but far from normal. Guess I'll try 4 tomorrow!

I'll have to ask my ONC when I see her next week if there's a Taxol shortage in Canada. I'm due to start Taxol on Oct 4.

So sorry so many of you ladies are having such a hard time with the nausea! Sending {{{{{{HUGS}}}} your way!

Michello. I know my silver bullet for the C, I may have already said this on here but every morning I have a small bowl of All Bran , and 1 piece of Brown bread high in fibre it works wonders for me never had any C at all since start of TX. Good Luck hope it gets better soon xx

Chrys, drink plenty, stay away from acid drinks I think, I know Cranberry is really good for this but for it to be good it has to be the pure unsweetened kind, not the stuff from the grocery store that kids can drink!!  Sorry you have this, I am teetering on he edge with this too, I'm worried that my last few days of dehydraion won't have helped either.  I just keep trying to drink, but even that's not always easy, eh? Hope you feel better soon.

So far today, still way too early to be up over here, I am feeling good and plan to be in work today.  As long as I can summon the energy to shower!!

Sara...call your doc. Sounds like a UTI!

Ellen-Congratulations on your impending nuptuals! That's so exciting. Something more to look forward to! You wouldn't want to do it in all this rain! We need sunny days for celebrations! 

I'm sorry everybody is so nauseous. Me too...a little. More than last time, but not horrible. The compazine is keeping it under control. I've felt awful. My first time at the computer in days. Except yesterday when I tried to pay bills only to find that my debit card number has been hacked and somebody treated themselves to a $645 shopping spree on me! I called the bank and just sobbed...then my daughter took over and is handling the whole disaster for me. 

Still having trouble with my port. They're talking about yanking it out and using a pic line for the last 2 treatments. It's not infected, but I'm reacting to something, and it keeps clogging. Also having trouble getting good breaths, so I'm off for a chest CT in a couple of hours to rule out blood clots. 

This is day 6 for me, and I'm just able to get about better today. I've had a couple of days that I didn't get out of bed...except for my DAILY dr appointments, of course! I'm going to TRY to work for a couple of hours! This has been horrible. 

I hope you all feel better soon! Chrys, Ellen, Sara...everybody!!!!!!!!!

Ellen, no wimping here!  We all have our days, that's what's so great about this site, we can be up or down and still get encouragement and support.

Ellen, the music def soothes the soul. It helps me to relax and helps with se. I do reiki music the night before every treatment. If you or anyone of us on this site can get reiki treaments I highly suggest it.



Grimbol, don't worry about wimping, as ellen has said we are all here for sounding boards and companionship. We need to ven to someone and we all understand what each other is going through. Our family's are there for us and supporting us but they truly don't know what we are feeling inside. The fatigue, the crying, (I find that I am terribly emotional days 3-6) the nausea. We are here for each other!!



So if we have to whine, whimper or what ever, go for it. It needs to come out, we can't keep it bottled up, its not good for the cancer cells that we are tryiing to kill!



I am on day 3, my tastes started going south late last night, little nausea so far, waiting for the fatigue to hit, usually starts in the evening on day3. We will see. Eyes are weeping pretty bad, have a hankerchief next to me at all times!



For all having se, I wish I could take it all away.

((((Hugs)))) to all

jennifer

Hi ladies, 

Day1 after AC#3, and have to say, im feeling good! Not much nausea at all, and eating well!

My 2nd AC was HORRIBLE. i was so nauseous and sick like i had to flu.. cold sweats, fever, etc., that i was really dreading AC#3, as i thought the effects would be cummulative.

This time i don't feel any of that, and was even strong enough for a quick workout on the elliptical. Hoping this continues!!!

Wishing everyone else a wonderful SE free weekend~  

Dear AC/triple negative Ladies,

You inspire me with your courage and stamina! I hear nothing is worse than the "red devil." God bless. I can't promise not to complain a little, but I will remind myself of your courage during the one week on TCH when I feel like I want to be in a medically induced coma.   Just a couple thoughts:  I take a stool softener EVERY morning and have thus far staved off the C with no unpleasant SEs.  At my onc's suggestion, I also stagger the phenergren and the zofran when I'm really nauseated (zofran first, then phenergren in 4 hours, then another zofran 4 hours later).  I love, love, love SmartWater--it has the salts and electrolytes without all the other stuff in Gatorade.  And the Ativan at night is a god-send: no weird dreams, no grogginess in the AM, just 6-7 hours of really normal sleep.  (Knock on wood; I know sometimes it can stop working.)

Peace and strength to everyone, especially those with infusions this week!

Deb

Grimbol--I'm with you on the drinking thing. I have a really hard time with fluids, and I've tried so many different flavors of stuff, even using a straw at times helps suck it down faster!! On my really bad days, I hardly drink anything and just try soup......I hope you feel better!!

#2 done...YEAH halfway over! I did remember to ask the dr for some ativan and pain pills! I'm not letting the neulasta knock me for a loop this time, plus sleeping this week has been strange!

I hope everyone feels better! (((((HUGS))))) Kim

HI  everyone. Have ben MIA for a while the third lot of chemo has kicked my but and each time i seem to be taking longer to get over it. I threw up for the first time after the third dose, it's been over a week and I still don't feel right. Constipation/ diarhea and feeling totally sorry for myself plus I think i'm going through the menopause. The wigs I thought looked good am now not so sure about. The horrible taste in the mouth that nothing changes, I dont even want to kiss my husband because of the taste.

Sorry to vent but have no family over here but do have some good friends.

Nearly half way through the treatment and ive heard #4 is the hump time. Hope everyone is doing ok, I keep telling myself I can do it and am strong as we all are looking at the posts.