Morning 
Iâm glad you are getting sorted too, you have been on my mind. You take care and rest as much as possible. 
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Morning, @pineapples123
Hope youâre feeling ok, this morning, & hospital breakfastâs are good!
Iâm going ok, awake again half the night 
fell off eventually at 5.30am according to my fit but. This insomnia wonât go away!
Had my 4th sessions Thursday, so on my second cycle now. 8 to go for this lot.
Just nauseous 
again & my liver enzymes are raised, told to drink lotâs of fluid.
Apparently itâs a common thing to happen.
Still makes you worry.
Hope your levels have improved now. Bet they taking lots of bloods.?
Take care, hopefully home soon. XxđĽ°
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Morning @pineapples123
Yes weâve all been thinking of you! xx
Hope youâre feeling well in yourself and theyâre treating you well in hospital.
Fingers crossed 
youâll be home pretty soon xxâ:heart:
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@pineapples123
I hope they are treating you well.
I have filgrastim injections. Iâm on my 2nd EC cycle and both times Iâve had bone pain at my last, 7th injection. In fact I have it now. Itâs in my legs, hips and sternum but worst in my lower back.
Ask for painkillers. Paracetamol on its own didnât cut it for me and the first time I added in ibuprofen. The helpline werenât happy about that and told me to get cocodomol for the next time. Iâve been using it since last night and just have twinges in my back at the moment so it seems to be doing the trick. For me it lasted about 24 hours, so hoping it will be the same this time but I donât have any more injections this cycle.
Hope all goes well for you.
@pineapples123 Youâre in the best place, hope they can find where the infection is to target it.
Yes I am taking Filgrastim and have been getting leg and hip pain but not too bad (I have arthritis is my hip, shoulder and hands so used to the pain)
Take care and hopefully youâll be home soon
@heya_25 go steady with the cocodomol as combined with everything else it gave me really bad constipation. Warm baths help, although arm hanging out doesnât make it as relaxing! I have also downloaded some mindfulness podcasts that help with pain management 
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@pineapples123 and all the strong and inspirational ladies on here⌠sending you warm fuzzies for a comfortable weekend.
Iâm reading through this thread (and Jan 25 and August 24) making notes about things to prepare for. In the hope that âknowledge is powerâ gives me a sense of control.
Know that everything youâre sharing is helping the next round of us to come through. 
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@wba so sorry youâre still suffering with the insomnia, less sleep makes the days so much fuzzier I find. What are you trying to help? Iâve been staying up really late watching TV, drinking herbal sleep teas and then using a sleep podcast to get me off. Think I managed to get off around 3am and got woken by my 15yr olds head banging music at 8am!
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@zoemac
Yes i do a lot of Meditation and chakra balancing, which really helps the insomnia. Im still up all hours but Iâm nice and relaxed which helps to get an hour or two in. x
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Hi everyone, itâs the middle of the night I canât sleep, which I guess is the same as a lot of people here. Iâm on a huge rollercoaster which I jumped in October having found a lump. Sadly, itâs not very smooth and full of bumps this rollercoaster. Biopsy showed I had DCIS told no apparent lymph nodes. Had a lumpectomy and guess what a huge bump they found the lymph nodes were involved. Sent off for Oncotype scoring and yes another bump it came back mid 30s. As Iâm in my 70s I was given the choice which hole do you want to jump into? Chemo or a high chance of recurrence -I chose the Chemo route and although terrified had my first EC early Feb and due my second next week. Had really sore bone pain from injections and couldnât get out of bed or move. I donât think Iâve taken so many tablets in all my 70+ years. Not finding it easy but reading these pages really helps.
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Morning Lovlies,
@pineapples123 sorry to hear you are still in hospital,Fingers crossed they get to the bottom of things soon and you can attend your next chemo session 
I had my first session yesterday,
Docetaxel with the Phesgo injection-My word that was quite the needle 
No issues really during treatment,Sent home with 5 days worth of Nivestim injections.
I was very tired by about 7pm last night,But think that was more mental drain than anything!-However I was then wide awake at 4 this morning 
Not feeling too bad so far today,A little bit more tired than usual,And my tounge feels a bit funny,I kind of feel like Iâm just waiting for the side effects to start!
Wishing you all a restful and positive weekend
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@rainbowbrite10
Hey there, welcome to Feb starters.
Glad to hear all went smoothly on your first round.
A liitle advice on the tongue sensations âŚ
I had exactly the same and by day 4 my mouth felt like i had an old tramp living in itđ.
Just make sure you brush, teeth as regularly as possible. Use salt water mouth wash , and try to let your mouth get too dry.
Ice lols, or chewing gum , or sugarfree sweets can help. But everyone is different.
This is to reduce the chances of getting oral Mucositis, which can create nasty ulcers in your mouth, and in my case, throat and in to my food pipe. Which is painful.
Just thought Iâd share that with you as no one educated me on this until it was too late.
Xxđ
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Thank You,Thatâs good advice
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Hi hope everyone is ok.
@tigertot that sounds really painful! My gums are aching and I think mouth could quite easily become sore but not too bad at minute. Hope it eases for you.
@pineapples123 i hope you are ok Iâve been thinking about you itâs worrying isnât it. Do you think you will have to stay in all weekend?
@rainbowbrite10 glad to hear you got on ok yesterday and yes it was some injection the phesgo 
. I had mine Monday same as you but with Carboplatin as well and Iâm ok still at the minute. I had to phone the advice line up as I woke up with migraine but thatâs just normal for me and I wasnât sure if I could take my migraine tablets but I can so thatâs good.
Xx
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My friend had it and was in for 6 days. You have done all the right things and are in the right place. Thinking of you 
Thanks @warmfuzzies I had first EC on Thursday. I had a cold cap and wore an electric throw so was quite toasty. This is Day 2 after and so far so good. Drank 4 L of water Day 1, felt normal⌠today⌠mildest of headaches this morning but not drunken much. When I drank loads yesterday, pee was not redâŚ
Resting⌠I read to try walking every day, no matter how poorly⌠walked 30 mins on treadmill and tired but should help with sleep tonight.
Took liga wotsit injection yesterday⌠no rash, no bone ache yet. Overall, early days but no ill effects. Hoping it gets no worse than this!!!
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A lot of us found Epsom salt baths helped with the bone pain that felt like being squeezed in a vice caused by a the jabs, just wanted to mention 
Shi xx
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Hi @oldgirl1 welcome to you, even thought its not where you want to be. I too am older but never taken medication all my life so I can empathise with that one, its such as shock. I have to be grateful for many fit years. I await results of my 2nd excision and hopefully?! can get my chemo plan - so youâre a bit ahead of me, not sure Iâll make it into the February starters at this rate. Hope things get a bit easier for you. @pineapples123 hope youâre recovering and I add good wishes. Everyone else -youâre giving me tips and insight for when I get to the next stage and you do make it seem a bit more possible to get through.
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Old girl sorry you find yourself here, the Feb chemo gang are taking care of each other lovely and plenty of help and support from everyone else in the forum 
bcnâs got you Shi xx
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