Has anyone started a Dec 2011 group?

Wow you 3 ladies are so close, but I grateful to have competed the nasty AC. Yay! I hope all of you fair well these next weeks.



I was so anxious going for the infusion, my heart rate was 104. Not good. They added Ativan to my pre meds and I slept through most of the tx. That was fine by me. Came home and slept some more. Wired and ears ringing from the roids but still fuzzy. Other good news is they were able to lower my dose since I'd lost so much weight. Only 5 mgs, but I'll take it!



Ok, hang in there everyone, thinking back, it didn't ever seem possible to get to this point. Thank God that one day at a time did get us here.



Baileybump, that sure sounds like divine intervention to me. I'm so glad you were blessed by that man.



Ok ladies, a good night to everyone.



Laura

Everything went well for my 2nd of 4 TC...thanks, Ladies!

No issues, feeling pretty good, just tired! I hope everyone has a restful night!

Gracie - I was told by my MO having a reaction on tx 2 was rare and the nurse today said she had not seen anyone have more than one.  That makes me feel better but I'm sure I will be a little more nervous with each one.

Bailey - glad all went well.  Devine intervention indeed!  A friend I went to high school with recommended a book called "Just Get Me Through This" by Deborah Cohen when she found out I was diagnosed.  I got it the next day on Amazon, read it in 2 nights.  It really helped calm my nerves and make me realize that I could do this!  I hope your new book does the same for you.

Momof3 - glad it went well for you today also.  Hope you have a good week with minimal SE's!

Mardibra - Glad you are feeling better.  We are on a different cocktail but I take 8mg of Dexamethasone the day before, 8mg the day of, and 8 mg the day after treatment.  So I guess you are taking a little more.  It doesn't seem to do much to me except I talk non-stop...my poor DH!

Secret - congratulations on being done with the red devil!  Good luck on the next leg!

Gentle hugs to all!

LOL, I've done that before!  Feel free to PM me for a phone number, I'm still on my steroids so we can talk each other silly!

Kelly..glad everything went well for  you today.

Baileybump - That's a wonderful story! I'm glad the book turned out to be such an inspiration. It's good for us to find those moments, and faith goes a long way.

Heatherb8 - Glad you seem to be feeling better this time around. It makes such a difference to stay on top of the pills even when you don't think you need them.

Markat, Kellogs, Momof3 and Seacretgardn - Glad you got through your treatments okay. Wishing you an SE-free weekend.

Mardibra - I'm also only taking 8 mg, though I'm not sure how much they give me at the infusion time. 

I'm looking ahead to #3 next Thursday. I'm a little worried that since I've done okay so far, everyone at work has decided that the chemo scare is over and I'll be able to pick up some of the work that's been waiting for me with no problem, which might make it more difficult for them to understand if the Mack truck hits me the next one or two times. I'm just glad I've managed okay. I made it back to zumba class tonight only to have my knee give out. Grrr. Advil is definitely my friend tonight. 

That's interesting about the blood pressure. Mine has been slightly lower on a few occasions, but mine is usually in a good place, so there's not a lot of difference. I hope there are no other complications for you. I have noticed that my heartbeat feels different now, between the bmx and the TEs - that is, it's harder to feel it through my chest, if that makes any sense....

Hang in there Gator - you've made it this far quitting is not a good option.  I'm not on your regimine but I do get Taxotere which is the same family as Taxol and my SE's have been mild.  I hear the AC is rough.  Good luck to you.....((HUGS))

Baileybump- yes! Yesterday before my 2nd TC treatment, by BP was low. Nurse took it 3 times

(100/60, 100/70, 110/60) I told her it is historically low (before BC) she said it was 140/70 on 11/11/11. I reminder her that on 11/11/11 they took it right before my BMX! Geesh.... That's obvious, isn't it.

I'm feeling okay today. Get that damn Neulasta shot at 3:30... MO said that if all goes well for my 3rd infusion, she will cut the Neulasta in half for the last TC treatment. And yesterday, they did not give me Benadryl before my treatment, since I didn't have any reaction at the first one. And that was fine. No adverse reactions yesterday. And....my sister set up a kind of "celebrity visitor" schedule yesterday for my 3 hour stint! She came with me, but had different "surprise guests" appear for 15-20 minutes visits every hour. It was fun, as I was feeling fine, and made it go by much faster and with a lot of laughs! No cancer talk or questions!

momof3 - what a creative way to take your mind off your infusion.  You've got a caring and clever sister!

momof3 and heather - My first Neulasta was pretty bad.  I had the pain and restless leg feeling for a couple of days and was miserable.  The second one was not bad.  I was told by some ladies further along than me that the initial shot is the worst because the bone marrow expands more with that one.  Subsequent ones aren't too bad.  I go for #3 Neulasta this afternoon....hope I know what I'm talking about!  Anyway, taking my Claritin and will have the Tylenol and recliner ready!  Here's hoping you also escape the pain!

Hi ladies. It's day 4 after #3 TCH. I'm feeling pretty crappy. Very tired and nauseous. Day 3 and 4 are always my worst days. Hope all are well.

Kelly..that's good to know the first one is worst..So far the aches and sharp pains aren't nearly what they were the first time..so I think you are right on the first shot being worse...hope yours goes smoothly today.  That sucks she didn't warm it up for you..my nurses are kind and roll it around in their hands.  I will be snowed in as well, we aren't too far from each other..you will get the snow first and then it will head over here!

Whata..I really wish I could help you with the taxatore, but I don't have any other experience to compare it to.  So of course for me it sucks, but you already did some of this stuff so I'm hoping that perhaps it doesn't suck so much for you..that's all I know to say, because the bottom line is..all of it SUCKS!  Good Luck to you.

Sounds like the snow is going from Kelly to Heather to Kathi!  We're expecting 4-6 inches by tomorrow (I hope for 6 - - I have NO plans to do anything tomorrow).

Today was Neulasta day for me, too, and MINE hurt!  I didn't notice that it was colder than usual (my nurse rolls it around), but it had a much stronger bite than usual.  My hand is still sore from my infusion yesterday, too, so maybe I'm just more ouchy this time.  One more treatment to go. . .20 days until infusion, 21 days until Neulasta. It's not the infusion or shot that bothers me, though. . . it's the days that follow.  Ugh.

Wishing you all a healthy weekend.  Stay inside and enjoy the snow!

Thanks ladies. I appreciate the support because my family just doesn't understand. They all tell me buck up. I just want to strangle them sometmes!! 

I never connected the restless legs/twitchy feeling to the nuelasta. I thought I really did not have any SE from it.  Wow!

I start Taxol on the 28th. Yippee! The steroids scare me. Oh well.

I hope everyone has a good, minimal SE weekend!