CMF Question

Thanks, Mandy. Just had #4, so maybe this will be the worst of it. Thanks so much for your sweet words of encouragement.

Sue - don't panic!  What you are experiencing sounds completely normal.  I lost massive amounts of hair, but no one else said they even noticed.  Treat your hair nicely.  Use Nioxin and be gentle.  It will all work out!  Mandy

Amy good luck with your new MO and with round 4 on Friday! 

Good for you - playing tennis not once, but twice!  Who cares if you needed or wanted a nap?

Vacations are always nice to look forward to.  I hope you will have fun planning and then going on your trip.

met with new mo. Much better. .chemo 4 will b on friday. I got new prescriptions for reflux and stomach issues, not just a suggestion to go to ER.

Just went for massage. What a nice treat.

Feeling better overall

Sorry if I asked this before, but did my fellow CMF'ers gain or lose weight on CMF? I hear so many folks on AC and TC gain weight, probably due to the steroids. But I've actually lost weight while on CMF, probably due to my healthier diet and more moving around. I wonder what is normal for this regime.

Mandy - you had steroids with your CMF treatments?  I'm not getting steroids. That may be the difference. 

I.get steroids before my chemo, too. Makes for a lousy night of restless or no sleep and high blood sugar for a day or two.

Had #5 of 6 yesterday. My whites were at their lowest so it was a question of whether the doctor would agree and he did. Had to have a couple of shots of Neupogen and was warned not to have any raw food for 72 hours. The nurse didn't warn me of other stuff but maybe that's because I've done this once before and I know what to avoid.

Hope everyone is handling chemo well. I swear it's just time-released pellets the put in my veins because my side effects come and go the whole 21 days before the next chemo!!!

Oh, and I lost FOUR lbs between yesterday and today! Must have been all those bathroom trips last night!

Laura

had round 4 yesterday. Get steroids with chemo each time. Just waiting for side effects to hit, probably tonight and tomorrow. Peed every hour last night. Feeling tired but glad I'm half way done. Here's to a day of heavy drinking, water, of course. Lol!

Sue- Im on CMF too...some hairs has fallen out from my head...but not a lot...(mostly when I wash it)...Im sorry hon...it does suck...I hate it too...but most my doctors say on CMF we wont lose it all..it just thins out...

Vanmama- I too am going thru horrible fatigue....and I have a 2 year old to watch most the week ( he goes to day care 2 days a week)...it sucks....the house is a mess...I have no family here in town to help. Im gearing up for chemo #3. But thank God..I only have 4 more zaps to go!

The major sucky thing Im up against is all my time on the books at work has been used up so my disability has been cut in half..it is going to be hard to pay bills...crap! I have some money in savings...but I didn't expect this..for some reason I thought with such a serious medical condition, I'd get a full paycheck...was I wrong...

no steroids for me..

My chemo 5/6 was last Thursday afternoon. I pretty much didn't sleep at all between the steroids and the bathroom trips, the SE's started in on Day 2. That's the earliest since this all started. They have just cycled around--bathroom issues, really really sore tongue, sore throat, more bathroom issues, nausea, and now I'm wondering if I have a cold or something...my throat is hurting bad enough to not want to swallow, my ears hurt, headache, a loose cough, AND my voice comes and goes. I don't have a temp. I just went back to work today but only stayed 1/2 day. I didn't call the cancer center since I have an appointment with my MO tomorrow.

My hair still seems to be thinning on the sides but it's not noticeable to most people. I cut my hair short so it just looks like a different hairstyle.

One more to go! 10/17 was the day I was given my official diagnosis, so I am hoping that by that date this year, things will be on the upswing...

Laura

Vanmama, Mircann ad everyone else actively going through treatment - you got this!  Just focus on you and getting through treatment.  Don't worry about the weight gain, the dirty house, or whatever else.  You can lose the weight.  Your house will get cleaned.  Your family and friends want you...so do what you have to do to keep you around!

My cancerversary was this past weekend, 7/11/2015.  It wasn't a day that I celebrated, but I date that I remembered.  It was the date one year ago that I was diagnosed with this horrible disease, but I had to be thankful because I am here and done with active treatment except daily medication.

Remember that we are all here for each other!  I lift you wonderful ladies up in prayer!

Amy, someone commented that they lost the most hair after treatment 4. I found that to be true as well, but now 2 weeks post #4 the hair loss seems to have subsided. So hang in there and rest through the dreadful fatigue. 

Hey Ritajean, I see you're ER- but PR+. Are you an HT?

Thanks and CONGRATS