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

Had my infusion yesterday. Does anyone else get headaches? I'm not sure if it's the chemo or all the meds but I'm finding it's pretty routine now. Tylenol gets rid of it, so they aren't too bad, just annoying

Hello. This is my first post. I started chemo the end of April. AC x4 then Tx4. I am going for #4 AC soon. I am really nervous because I have not been tolerating it well. I have the standard fatigue and nausea in the beginning but by day 5-8 I have severe weakness both arms and legs. Does anyone else have severe weakness? I can only use my arms for short periods of times. It is hard to write. It takes me almost the whole time to recover. I feel ok for about 2-3 days before next treatment. Does anyone else have really weak arms and legs

WOO! DONE WITH CHEMO!

Good wishes for others in the chair today.

Yahoo KSusan! Doin the happy dance

Congrats ksusan! YAY!

Welcome sunshine100! After neulasta I had weakness for several days...sometimes it felt like my knees were going to buckle.

slv58...I got headaches with every treatment, usually they started while I was in the chemo chair.

Hope all of you who had treatment today are doing well!!

Congratulations KSusan! I can't imagine how you must feel, but I'm looking forward to experiencing it on July 9th!! Hoping for low SE for you!

Congratualtions, ksusan!! Hope u SEs come and go quickly and u can celebrate being finished.

Slv, the headaches can be from the steroids and/or zofran. Motrin and tapering the decadron worked fori mine. Check with ur MO. Good luck, I found the headaches worse than the other SEs. Was so happy when one extra half dose of decadron on day 4 and 600mg motrin got rid of them.

Hugs to All...

Arlene

I actually stopped taking the zofran. I couldn't stand the headaches. My MO said it was okay as long as my nausea was managed. Hang in there and feel better everyone. Tonight I am for some reason feeling very depressed and weepy. I was fine this morning and am having a tough time with this stupid tn status. I sorta feel like why bother with chemo if with tn it can decide just to come back? I know I'm being extreme and I have a family to fight for but I'm just feeling depressed and hopeless. I just need a good sleep and a good cry

Addie, I'm giving you a big hug and a shoulder to cry on. Let it out, then turn around and KNOW with your heart and soul that you will beat this! Your staging is great and your on the best chemo, this is really achievable.

It's normal to have down days, we all do and this is the best place to let it out. We are all here for you!

Thank you everyone for the headache advice, I will see about getting my zofran reduce. I didn't have problems with it before so wasn't suspecting that.

Addie29

Oh, I hear you! Some days I feel so strong and Up... And some days the TN takes the fight outa me. Ugh. But I hold on to the Fact that chemo works on high grade TN. We have to try so hard to just get through the next few years... My MO says 3...and we are home free. My thoughts are with you, big hugs, too. I act so tough, but some days I just want to cry. Strength from our sisters will keep us going.

Love, arlene

Addie I also get that way I am her2 positive and all though they have made manyadvances I still get sad thinking why can't I just have the "regular" breast cancer but we have to remain confident and be happy they caught it early and we will beat this!!!

Addie, I didn't see your post when I posted that pic of "chemo sucks".

Sorry you are feeling down. We all get that way at times. It's natural. Don't be hard on yourself. We get it.

Tomorrow is a new day.

Take care!

Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone I love the graphics, slv!

Congrats on being done with chemo ksusan!!!

Lynne, DH and I saw the movie "Tomorrowland". It was great!

Littleblue: re illness and chemo - I have had a viral thing since just after my first chemo and I saw my MO today. She said it was up to me if I wanted to postpone the next chemo or not. I have a cough and am congested but otherwise am okay...my chest is clear and I have no fever. So I am going ahead with TC#3 next Thursday. Of course my blood work will be drawn the day before and if there are any issues chemo will be postponed.

Saw the RO for the first time yesterday. My rads should start early August and I will have 28 sessions. I get radiated on both sides because I had bilateral BC. I've been referred to a plastic surgeon to talk about reconstruction.

Andrea

Addie29

You are not alone with your feelings...I hope you were able to get a good nites sleep and wake up this morning feeling more positive. I too get days where I feel this dreaded disease is going to do me in especially since protocol calls for Rads at the end of my one year of tx and I cannot have the radiation.. I try to stay positive and pray for new breakthroughs in the very near future.

Sending good vibes your way.

A strong person is not the one who doesn't cry. A strong person is one who is quiet, sheds tears for a moment and then picks up her sword and fights again. Keep fighting. You are stronger than you know.