March 2012 chemo

Good luck onvacation and TC and everyone else getting treatment today.

Hi Everyone

There are so many new people and posts I can barely keep up!!

Good luck to everyone starting treatment in the next couple of days.  Once the first one is underway and done you'll feel a little more at ease because you'll know what to expect.

Muscles

Wow a collapsed lung, good grief!! 

Ladyfighter

Happy the power port installation went well for you. You'll be glad of it, yeah it sticks out a bit but soon you'll forget it's even there AND it will save your veins.

Galena

I've been lucky that's all and the chemo I'm getting is pretty tolerable.  The MO said while it's not chemo lite its not all that dose dense.  I get fatigued and stuff but I'm certainly not complaining about that.  Lucky to be able to sleep for the most part anyway.  I have my nights but I did prior to being DX so that's nothing new.  Like most the suckiest part is being bald.    Don't know about anyone else but my hair kind of fell out like a balding man's would, from the front hairline backwards.  I still  have stubble though but mabey the next TX will take that out.  I figure it will likely grow in the same way too.

Amy: day 10, I'm headed to emerge myself. Pain in the gut that has gotten worse over the past 2-3 days, and temp hovering near the high point. Hope to get it sorted out quickly: daughter's bday tomorrow.

Myleftboob - My hair fell out the same way!  My forehead kept getting bigger and bigger!  I still have a little stubble all over but its mostly gone now.  My scalp is getting red dots on it...maybe from the wig irritating it.  There is a girl on the 'Hair' thread that is putting olive oil on her scalp...I might try it.  I have been using vitamin E gel but definitely want to use the best potion out there!

Love74

I've been using organic coconut oil everywhere after my showe.  I just love it, my skin is softer than ever too so I rub some on my head.  My HD said my scalp was a little dry when he buzzed it.  Um, yeah everywhere is dry!  So I immediatley picked some up.  No red dots so far. 

LOL, I hear you on the growing forehead.

Thanks for the coconut oil tip have some!

MLB - Thanks!  I'm in Calgary...pretty sure we have a Bulk Barn now. 

MLB - Nope - snowing today!!  And supposed to snow all week!  Not too cold tho...only -3 right now!!  Love Banff and Lake Louise too...rented a cabin near Lake Louise over Christmas...so beautiful and nice to get away from the city. 

Well, at noon symptoms returned (hive, itching).  Throat got tight also, was going to ER, but decided to see my primary doc (I am 90 miles from onc)  She gave me a decadron shot, and said to start the prednisone, also take 50mg benedryl every six hours, and a claritin also, which I had quit taking.  She thinks with a white count at 29 my body is just overreacting.  Hopefully that's all it is. The throat thing scared me - we are rural, 20 minutes to closest hospital, which isn't my choice unless I'm dying!

Katy!! That's awful!  I am praying for you, hope they figure it out quick!

Karri, I had the same thing day 4, like I'd been hit by  a truck.  Take the narcotics!!!!! They help.  And if you want to vent you can PM me, or go ahead and call.  I'll be here all afternoon.  Praying you get better soon! I was better by midnight the night of day 4.

I have a friend who swears by coconut oil as a moisturizer. I will have to check that out.



May I add I am jealous of all of those cold temperatures! I can do without these 80 degree days with humidity we are already having.



Awww Katy (((hugs)))) hopefully they can get you patched up and get you on the mend.



Hope your night goes better tonight Amy! No more hives.



I am starting to feel halfway human again.



Who else here is doing chemo first? I sometimes feel so overwhelmed that I have to go through all these months of chemo and then am still going to be facing a huge surgery.

No UTI. now waiting for an ultrasound of the kidney. Most boring day ever. Been here 5.5 hrs.

kltbo4   I'm starting with chemo then surgery. Still not sure of the order but about 24 weeks all together.  This seems like alot more than most on here.

Trying to wrap my mind around all this info, but not sure how much I can remember. Guess I need to start making a list of things to have on hand.  Especially since we live 30 miles from any store. 

You ladies keep Marching on and I hope everyone has a better night and feels good in the future. I'm trying hard to get everyone straight on here but please don't get upset if I confuse you.  I've meet so many people the last few weeks and can't even remember which nurse works with which Dr when they call me.  

I can do this right? 

Lostinmo. Me too! 8 cycles 3 weeks apart and THEN surgery. So basically all summer. And yes we can do this! I had my doubts yesterday but 24 hrs makes a world of difference.

Good afternoon!  First treatment went fine, home trying to rest, can't really sleep, but tired.  Must be the steroids?  I feel like eating, so that is a good sign!  Go back in tomorrow at 8.30 for my shot then plan on heading to work.  No idea if I will make it all day or not, but will play it by ear!

Hope the others that started today faired well! 

I'm just home from my first chemo. I am slightly tired, picked up the kids from school, went to post office and bank, and now I need to lay down. Everything went fine at the hospital. I was so nervous about the infusion itself (which was a breeze), but as I read all of your posts I guess the side effects take a while before they kick in. I'm going to try to go back a few pages to see what some of you have been through.

onvacation seems like we are on the same day? 

 I forgot to write my treatments are A/C (4) and T (4) "dose dense" every other week for triple negative.  

Hugs to all!!! Laura