INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

I didn't do chemo, but one of my ex co-worker did. The steroid they gave her before the chemo infusion made her really wired. The fatigue didn't hit her until the next day. Hopefully, you dodge all the bad side effects. May the Raids get all the cockroaches!!!! Will be thinking about you this afternoon.

good afternoon ladies. So it's the 2nd day my ds's are home and the 2nd day I've been miserable. Crazy terrible migraines which causes nausea and severe back pain. Def not what I had planned for the summer Oh well it's still early lots of time before school starts sgain to have some fun. ( I hope )

Oh yeah...was not thinking as usual. Do you think she will like this since she's a smart girl?

Oh btw, it's Mel, Rose, and I with young girls

loveroflife--fantastic hats!

Chevy-- they always say that if you fall of the pole, you have to get right back up and ride that pole. Or that might be horses. Or something.

Sitting in the chair now--about 1/3 way through. Gotta pee because I'm on my 5th bottle of water but I'm toocomfortable to drag all my iv lines to the bathroom. **Note to self, investigate depends or poise pads to find out if they can hold 48+ ounces of water

Marlana, I'm one who did have chemo, so I will give you all the tips I can think of. Looks like you are not going to learn the joys of adriamycin, the red devil. But I had your two. One thing with taxotere is that it messes with your nose and tear ducts. They leak. In fact, now, 6 months post final chemo (PFC) I still have a drippy nose much of the time, and sometimes my eyes just start leaking, especially when I'm tired. My MO said that was the taxotere.
Steroids. I had to take 2 twice a day the day before and the day after. My chemo nurse advised me to take the second dose of the day no later than 3pm so I could sleep at night.
I've never been a big water drinker but DH bought me a sodastream and I love sparkling lemonaide, it's still my go to drink. Some people swear by ginger for the nausea, but although I've always loved ginger in all forms, during chemo I couldn't stand it. Lemon drops worked well.
I always felt ok until day 3, and then I was out for the count for at least the next five.
Best food for me was mac and cheese. Important to keep your tummy bacteria balanced, so I had Activia Greek every night at bedtime.
Ask me anything, PM if you want. No questions off limit. You can do this. I did and I'm a big baby.

Marlana, pee to get the toxin out of your bladder. Both Cytoxan and Taxotere are nephrotoxic that is why they hydrate you

First round down. Feeling pretty good so far--a little giddy and a slightly warm. I drank 32 oz of water before and 64 oz during. I got up to pee twice while on the drip. My otter pops defrosted in my cooler--may have to half freeze my water next time or add more ice packs. I just ate a chicken salad sandwich with no problem. No nausea yet but they gave me 2 zofran at 1:30 PST and it's just after 6 now. Mouth is feeling a little funky so I'm sucking on ice chips.

Lots of good tips, ladies, and I'll definitely get some activia as I've had recurrent C. Diff and another bout of that right now would not be good. I do have some probiotic tablets that I take daily but that's daily maintenance.

Marlanb - congrats on getting through your first round! Hang in there! I have Celiac so PM me if you ever have any questions about it.

Chevy - Crazy!! My DD2 had laryngospasms, too and I figured it out by watching YouTube videos, too!! It was last year and we think they were triggered by antibiotics for sinus infections. She was on a nasal steroid spray and PPI for about 7 months for it.

Patty - so sorry to hear about the migraines - hope tomorrow is a better day!!

Spent some time online this morning looking into some ergonomic keyboards and a different type of mouse. Am hoping those will work well. Ordered a mastectomy swimsuit last night. I don't have any swim forms, but have read on here about people using bath poofs instead. I hope to be able to wear the suit top without any forms, but may break down and get some if it doesn't work without anything. Night all!

My DH and college age DD went to a TIMBERS Soccer game for my DH's birthday. A sold out home game and they won! YAY! My DH has a severe addiction to soccer, might even be a religion for him. What a nice b-day gift.

Well I admire anyone that can slog through chemo because it's hard. Hats off! Round one down!

Hi there Blondie, you sound good and I am Happy for you. Happy planning for Florida! Just feel those warm breezes and sand in between your toes.... watch the pelicans swoop by! Oh so fine! Howdies to all I didn't mention. JWoo are you safe from the waters?

Blondie, I'm next to Clearwater on the west coast. Sas is just south of Daytona on the east coast.

Where are you going?

loveroflife. - yes id def share your stash. Dang uptight arkansas. Can't ever see mj bring approved here. Heck my county is dry and you can't even buy alcohol.

Marla - round 1 done. Congrats ! Sounds like your doing a great job staying hydrated. It does make a huge difference.

Blondie. - would love to talk. When do you leave for Florida ? Glad hospice is helping. Hugs

Chevy & SAS - hi

Hugs to all I missed. Sorry

Iam feeling a lot better today. My ds's last day of school was last Friday. So far all they have done is watch me be miserable. No fun. Today is better. They have a couple neighbor kids over and have been in the pool all day. Lots of laughing and no fighting. That's very good for 4 boys all day. So glad to see them happy. Puts a huge smile on my face.

Hootie hoo

Hootie hoo- glad for the better day today. May those migraines leave forever.

Patty, Shhhhhhhh. Don't want to get into trouble, you know. She lives south of me. You are happy, I am happy.

Marlana, laughter is good medicine. A lady I play badminton with who went through chemo six years ago for bc said that one of the things that helped her to get through her treatment was watching comedies. This article is quite interesting:

http://www.cancercenter.com/treatments/laughter-th...

Nothing to lose....

Doing good decided to b happy...

Going to cape coral, spookie...think flying into tampa, in july 4 2 weeks

Blondie- it is good to feel happy. Glad to hear it. Can't wait to hear about your FL adventures. On the beach in your string bikini. You go girl!