April 2015 Chemo Crew... Starting in April? Please join us!

Lint roller for me, too. I tried a sterilized Furminator, but I am the wrong kind of cat!

I got a drip of the steroid omitted in the morning, then finished the T with no trouble. Went out for a bookstore run and early Thai dinner before humans with diseases want to eat. Now resting before treadmill, then early sleep. Offered Neulasta today, but results are more variable and I am presenting at a conference next week so I want my immunity up. No nausea, which surprises me greatly. So far no loose bowels, and this time around I have permission to throw Imodium at it. I've had 100+ oz. of liquid today. The steroids make me want to eat carbs, that's for sure.

I hope my Thursday sisters feel well soon.

ThePrincess, did you have Neulasta? I have Neuprogen and haven't experienced pain. But a friend of mine who had a Neulasta shot is experiencing serious bone pain.

wrmbrownie, I am glad the Taxol wasn't too harsh on you. What I have heard, AC in general is harsher. But everyone's reactions are different. You can see some ladies are handling it quite well but others have a more difficult time with it. I only had 2 ACs so far. The second one is much more harsher on me. For the 1st one, I was having nausea in the first few days and fatigue; by day 4, I was feeling pretty good already. But for the 2nd one, in addition to nausea, I had shortness of breadth and extreme fatigue, which lasted for a week. The MO said it's chemo-induced anemia, which is quite common for AC. I had a blood transfusion on day 8 post my 2nd AC and today I feel much better. Don't worry too much. We can all get through this!

God1st , my scalp hurt a lot too for my first infusion, but once my hair started to fall, the pain is gone. Hope your pain will go away soon.

GM April ladies, thinking of Allibeths and wmbrownie at the chemo bar today. Not sure if Alicia is on 2 or 3 week schedule, if 3 week, she is back at the bar today.

I am feeling it today, I'm guessing that most of this is from the Neulasta shot. I started with a sore throat last night. I was way more tired yesterday, I had to take a nap at lunch time. This morning I took another Zofran as my stomach is still feeling off. It's the weirdest thing - I have no appetite, nothing appeals to me, but then I make something to eat and devour it like I'm starving. My face hurts. Does anyone else's skin feel like it's sunburned? The back of my neck and shoulders feels this way.

I was very sad, angry, hurt this morning. Last night I made dinner - just some ravioli and a salad and some garlic monkey bread, nothing too taxing, but I was so tired, that I went to bed right after dinner. This morning, I found all the dirty dishes still everywhere - my DH had put away the food, but left out things like the olives that we had on the table for the salad, and the onion that I had cut, and the butter - really? And he just left the dirty serving dishes on the table, and other dirty dishes all over the kitchen and our dining table. I just want to cry. I don't want to deal with this - not the cleaning up, that is the least of it, but WHY do I have to spell this out for him/my family??? I hate being a nag. I feel like I am not asking much to have it cleaned up after dinner, right? I hate this.

Lynne

all of you posting your symptoms, so helpful. No wonder this chemo thing is so complex. On day 7 since my first. Today noticing back pain and stomach pain. Keep telling myself it will pass and it will.

My heart just breaks for those of you with small children who are dependant on you. Just remember your chikdren will grow more compassionate and thoughful adults because of what they also are experiencing. All is part of our growth.

Renee

Well, day two post second AC hasn't been that bad. Was able to leave the safety of the bathroom floor at some point during g the night and go to bed. Had started adding peptobismol to my zofran ativan compazine routine, and it seems to really help. In addition, when I first got home and was extremely sick, tiny amounts of mmj really helped. Today I was able to get up and make some orange carrot apple kale juice and drink some marrow broth. We shape see how the rest of the day goes. How are the rest of those who had or are having treatment this week doing today? Hoping for minimal SES and no bone pain ! Neulasta....ugh...

Good luck Alibeths!! You'll be fine!!!

hello ladies- I week since first AC and I am still not feeling near normal- still lethargic and spacy am working but it's draining and dragging for sure despite good sleep- I keep hoping I will bounce back and start to feel semi normal - PET scan today so I'm NPO right now only water - that high protein high fat diet was hard for me - I have an ACLS class tomorrow and. Just not sure how I will manage it feeling like this - ugh!!

Wishing you all a lovely weekend doing good things for yourself .

medical majuana

cold cap on

With my mom

ThinkingPos - My mammaprint came back with a high score so that is why they suggested it for me. It might be overkill but they told me that is what they recommended. I might have been fine with TC. My 2nd opinion oncologist said that on the west coast they almost always use TC so I guess it is a regional thing too. They thought I had no lymph node involvement but 1 came back positive from my sentinel node biospy.

Alibeth - I will be watching you. I start AC-T with cold caps on Tuesday. Hope you have few SEs!

God1st - You and your mom are so cute!!! Good luck today!

Littleblue- Hope you are feeling better. Thinking of you.

Lovilynne- I am sorry about your husband. Be sure to tell him that you are going to need help. I find that men sometimes need things spelled out super clearly. I have been wiped from my port insertion and sentinel node biopsy and my husband has been stepping up a bit. I was sure to tell him how thankful I was because I want him to keep it up. It is going to be a long summer.

I was told to take the claritan night before and then 6 nights afterwards... had very little pain from the shot.

Hi all! day 3 after first AC...starting to feel like myself. I sent my mom back to NJ, and did some light housework, walked to school for pickup, and ate 2 pepperoni slices from papajohns! The fatigue is what is so annoying. It's like the moment I sit or lay down, I could fall into a deep sleep. Also, if my stomach is feeling fine, do I stop taking the zofran and composine? I'm afraid if i stop, I'll get sick....Should I wean off of them?

Littleblue....are you smoking the mmj? or is it in a pill form? Just curious...