Sept 2012 chemo

Finally, my brain is working again.  Body not so hot.  Had to sit down after walking about a city block from parking lot to hospital location where I had the 4th Neupogen shot for low white cells.  This is after the  Neulasta which I also had.  Have to go back tomorrow for 5th, and then back to Cancer Center Monday for blood and maybe another.  I'm going to see if they will let my husband do it.  It usually takes half an  hour to get where ever and wait and wait, and then they have to pick up medicine.  Exasperating.

Finally,  10 days after first A/C chemo, I am beginning to feel like staying dressed and moving around a little.  I'm actually getting a little spirit back.  Wheee.

Doing the club list was my first mental task in a week.  Transfer to Excel, Sort Alphabetically, move to Word.  Figure out how to remove Excel formatting stuff.  Figure out how to paste it into website with no spaces between names.  Not bad for an old broad of 75 who never had a Word or Excel class.

Hopefully, all your Side Effects will float away in the night.  Hugs

Cheerio,

I hope you are feeling better. Been there, done that! I had my first chemo treatment on September 17 and became nauseated four hours after I finished treatment. I vomited every evening for three nights. I am not looking forward to my next treatment on October 1! I began to feel better after about 72 hours. I am hopeful that my doctor can adjust my anti-nausea meds to help me in the future. If anyone has any tips, I welcome them. 

By the way, I am 47, married, no kids. My breast cancer was found on a yearly mammogram after I felt a thickening in my right breast. My breasts are dense, so it is suspected that the cancer had been there for awhile and did not show up on the previous year's mammogram. My OB/GYN did not feel it during my breast exam on February 29, 2012.

Mariposa: I love your blog!!

Damiana: I totally hear you about the steroids. I'm thinking I haven't really felt the effects of the Taxol or Herceptin because all my SEs from the steroids are crowding everything else out!!

Cindi74: Thank you so much for taking the time to post everyone from our exclusive group that no one wants to join!!

Sherrie: My taste buds have also been totally off.  I have been able to eat a blueberry bagel, a fudgecicle, water with pineapple juice, and jello.  What is funny, is I generally try very hard not to eat sugar!  Oh well.

Anyone else eating anything comforting???? I have heard that it isn't a good idea to eat your favorite foods because you might create a taste aversion later to them.  I just need things that wll stay down!

Mariposa,  I can't find your blog address. 

7312012 , welcome and I am sorry you felt yucky your first round . I am starting to feel a little better now . If I have to go through two days six more times to get through this i look at that as a short time for me . You will do fine next time hang in there

Mariposa,

Try Greek yogurt, Cheerios with milk, mash potatoes, nuts, peanut butter on toast., fruit & yogurt smoothie ice cream or freeze the boost to make slush.. You will feel better when you have more food down.



I love your blog to, I also have a first grader and in Bay Area.

Thanks for the sweet comments about my blog.  It keeps me busy and making art- which I know makes me healthy:)  Healing123 - maybe we should get together for a playdate! 

Thanks for the food ideas.  So far everything has stayed down today.  which is nice

-mariposa

Cindi - I haven't had any neulasta shots.  Mind is bone pain entirely from the taxotere.  it does seem to be subsiding - down to two really tender "jabbing" spots.  Hope they stop so i can sleep, tonitht.

Mariposa -  I am eating so very little, that i am simply trying to eat.  No real appetite, ex cept for bizarre stuff.  My friend says i am now exploring the "red and yellow" food groups.  If I were an artist, perhaps it would be a comparison to a 'blue" period - ha

Sherrie

Waiting and Butterfly hope your 1st round goes good, I will be thinking of you. I will be doing bloodwork and getting ready for my 2nd go around Wednesday.



Justine thank god you found your lump, and they say if you are under 40 your chances of BC are slim, that's just a bunch of bull. When I look at the list Cindi has made look at how many woman are in there 40's or younger. Well I am so happy you are now getting on with treatment, you will be just fine....



Cheerio I hope you feel better soon, just a couple more days and you should be through the worst of this cycle. Are you finding this cycle different than your first round?

All you girls who are on your second cycle are you finding it to be different than the first time?




JoJo and Mariposa I hope you both feel better soon.</p

Cindi I am also married and the radiologist found my cancer.

Jodi and Damien I also had the steroids making me wired...it did settle down after a few days.

Mariposa your blog is beautifully done. Those owl pictures your daughter did for you were priceless, what a little sweetie.



Cheerio, glad you are feeling better and able to spend some time with your little ones. I still have not shaved my head, if I grab my hair or run my hands through it about 30 hairs come out but it still does not look too bad..it doesnt seem to be falling out unless I touch it, I have real thick hair, so now it just has that flat look but it is still not to bad. I am ready though, I wonder if one day I will wake up and it will all be on my pillow!



Cindi I am also married and my cancer was found by the radiologist .

Cindi i just love you for taking the time to do the list ty!



I am 50 when u update next time.

Cindi... Im 34 if you want to add it to the list.

Patricia.. No I use melatonin for a sleep aid and I usually only take 5mg but when its just after for before chemo I bump it to 10mg to really make sure I get some much needed zzzz's. Its all natural and has effects of fighting cancer too!

 http://www.naturalnews.com/033511_melatonin_cancer.html

Amy,

Thanks for posting that link about the anti-cancer effects of melatonin.  I was told to use melatonin as needed as a sleep aid, but never realized I was helping fight my cancer battle at the same time!!

I will use it on a regular basis now.

Cheryl 

Hi ladies! My name is Ashley. I am 25. I will be starting chemo next week and have a million questions! I am newly diagnosised and feel like am living a horrible nightmare. Does port placement hurt? Will I have a lot of stitches from the port placement? How long do chemo infusions last? Is is true that your finger nails may turn black? Has anyone heard that soy products are forbidden if you are ER+.