im new to all this, had my first round of Chemo on Tuesday and so far (3 days in) feel pretty rotten. Heartburn, shakes and bone aches to name a few side effects kicking my butt.
I was diagnosed only 2 weeks ago stage 4 BC with avid metastatic lymph node involvement but not seen on PET CT in my organs yet…
its such a scary diagnosis and I guess what
im looking for people to share some honest, realistic expectations and experiences with me. I have a 4 year old daughter and life has been going so well, we were such a happy little family and this has hit me so out of the blue and I feel completely lost.
Welcome to board, I haven’t been on here long having been diagnosed with secondary in April to lung, liver and a couple of bones. I had my primary diagnosis in 2015 so was quite a shock to be re-diagnosed. I’m not TNBC I’m triple positive so on a different regimen to you but I think most chemos share identical side effects so I can identify with what you’re going through with that.
I have kids but not as young as your daughter, it’s tough isn’t it? I hope you are getting plenty of support and taking things easy, I know that’s easier said than done when you just want to be mum and keep things as normal as possible.
I’m sure someone with similar diagnosis will reach out to you here, as has been mentioned, weekends are quieter which is a good thing I guess as hopefully people are making the most of it with family etc…
I don’t have any experience of Abraxane (Paclitaxol NAB) but Paclitaxol and I received my SBC treatment in Canada. I look for the patient handout for Abraxane from our cancer center official website and seems should seek doctor or get emergency help immediately if any heart problem.