Energy Levels after each Treatment

I received 4 rounds of TC, each 3 weeks apart. I found that the week before each treatment was the best in terms of energy and pain level.

I also found that Neulasta really did a number on me over time - each time it became more painful. I had bone pain in the lower back and skull. I'm not trying to scare you - and I hope this doesn't happen for you. I'm just telling you this so you're prepared. Some things that really helped my bone pain were Therma-Care pads, and believe it or not - rubbing mineral ice on my bald head

Ginger - you'll do better than you think, but agreed that the summer will be a haze for you.  To this day I don't remember some things that happened while I was in chemo.  Yes, you'll give up a lot of the next several months, but think of it as an investment - you invest some months now with the idea that it will give you many more years in the future.  Emend worked very well for me - I never had any nausea.  For a few weeks after each tx I only wanted bland food, like mashed potatoes and rice, but I never had nausea.  I also was lucky and had no pain from Neulasta.  Fatigue was the thing that hit me most.  And it hit me hard.

But just to give you some hope - it does get better.  I started a gentle yoga class two weeks after chemo.  I could only do part of the class and ended up in child's pose a lot, but it was a start.  I also hopped on the elliptical.  Before I was dx I could do 45 minutes on the elliptical - that first time after chemo I managed to stay on for only 5 minutes before I had to stop, and the machine kept blipping off because I was going so slowly.  But I kept at it, and gradually it got better.  A few years ago I discovered running and now I run a lot of 5K and 10K races.  To celebrate my 5 year anniversary, in April I ran my very first half marathon!  I'm still slow as heck, but I finished it.  And during all the months of training and during the race itself, when the going would get tough, I'd think to myself, "Hey girl - you got through chemo.  If you can get through that, you can get through anything."  

So hang in there, do what exercise can during chemo, even if it's just a walk down to the corner and back.  But also be good to yourself - there are days when you may not even be able to get off the couch.  That's OK.  You're not useless - you're a cancer patient!!  Read, watch trashy TV, or just sleep as much as you want.  Your body is fighting off terrible poisons after each tx and it's not surprising that you're completely zapped of energy.  Once chemo is done, you can start to get back to normal activities again.  Good luck!