Am only taking it sparodically when the heart burn and indigestion gets bad. Seems atm I can manage that way. Had gaviscon chewable ones but the taste horrible on chemo atm lol xx
I have had bad indigestion this time. I had a bit last time but ignored it! It feels like I have something stuck in my throat and I find it really hard to swallow even liquids. And then I get heartburn. Might ring the GP on Monday and get something. Any suggestions as to what works best?
Morning Ladies,
Back to the June thread as not posted here for a while and I think the late June starters have all stayed here.
Halfway , yay cycle 3 done yesterday and without much trouble at all home by 12 after 8.30 ish start , even the C drug which cause me most grief on the FEC went in ok! Now onto T for next 4 , well first two over two days then two more I think all being well.
Seems we are all redecorating and getting new bedding etc , driving my OH mad getting stuff delivered , sometimes I don’t even know what’s in them till I open them ?. I think boredom and spending more time at home gives us time to look around and want to make changes.
Husbands can be tricky creatures to deal with , just because we put on a brave face to save the family collapsing does not mean we are ok, it’s more for our children and grandchildren than them. I feel I have to say it’s all ok as if I panic it will create that within the whole family. Kip and co you are not alone , I was told yesterday well you have not done much today why are you so knackered! Not when I had been at hospital for half of it and been injected with 3 doses of poison. Death stare and restraint from punching him right in the face ?, you want to see him with a bloody cold…
I have strayed to do crochet and mid way though doing a little blanket for my granddaughter due in 5 weeks , it’s quite easy to do plain but have tutorials on hats on you tube which I might have a go at next, tried last cycle at two in the morning but it would sink in how to start off but will try again.
I hope all are doing well , we are all getting there and this journey can only make us stronger and wiser people. Strangely I have found the people I least expected have stepped up and been the most considerate, work colleagues I have not been particularly close to , friends of friends etc being kind a helpful. Opens our eyes to the small things this condition and that has made me revaluate things slightly.
Quite a deep post for early morning ?
Keep up the good work all ?
Karen
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Hi Kip,
We are getting there , I bet you are a bit nervous with the change of drugs. Let me know how you get on ?
Karen
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Hi,
Had 2nd T Thursday (2 within a week cos they couldn’t do me my normal Friday).Again no side effects. Blood sugars completely back to normal this morning. It’s so much better just having one steroid infusion instead of the tablets. Off to a barbecue this afternoon where I fully intend to stuff my face.
Hi JuJu, how’s things, haven’t heard from you lately? I’m up for chemo Monday 3pm , you there?
So BBQ was good despite the fact it rained (after all the hot weather the one day you don’t want rain) and I stayed out till 1am. I was very good and didn’t drink though despite there being massive amounts of woo woo flowing.
We went to a bbq last night. Ended up having a curry! Supposed to be picnicking st a music do this afternoon. I don’t think so! Pub for Sunday lunch sound like a good idea though!! Kx
Hi ya Kip, sorry havent been on here much lately. My chemo is at 10 tomorrow so i shud be finished by the time you get up there unless i get delayed. Doing okish, feeling quite tired and lethargic at mo. Suffering from achy legs too which isnt helping either. Nurse said just take ibruprophen for that. Tomoz will be week 9 of my 12 weekly plaxitaxil/carbo combo. Have to say its gone quite quick so far but still got Fec to look forward to! My ct scan and bone scan came back clear so that was a massive positive last week and burst into tears when Kevin the consultant told me!! Think my emotions/anxiety etc were all over the place coz next day i fainted, albeit for only a few seconds. Luckily was with sis and bruv so they sorted me out. Nurse said my blood pressure got too low coz of heat. Scared me to be honest, but bloods were all fine so was able to have chemo last Monday x
Hi JuJu glad you are doing ok albeit a bit achy etc and really ploughing through the chemos. Mine no. 4 of 6 tomorrow so trying to focus on that although dreading the T ones. Good news about the scans its such a relief isn’t it. I can’t wait to be able to no be counting down the days to the next chemo. I’ve started steroids today for the chemo tomorrow … 8 a day for 3 days so expecting lack of sleep tonight. Shame we’ll miss eachother againi think !h next one is earlier on 3 sept so maybe then. kip xx.
Hi well it’s D Day today first T ! Scared!! Didn’t sleep too badly last night considering 8 steroids in system alreeady and another 4 in this morning. Off to Tesco for last minute supplies and painting nails ready. 42 days until last blast… Must focus on that. Have a good day all, kip xx
Kip,
You’ll be fine. Good luck and I hope they don’t keep you hanging around too long.
Good luck Kip big hugs going with you today. Kxx
Thanks guys, have to go in early as neuts are low so have another blood test … Might have taken steroids for nothing… Fingers crossed.
Good luck , let’s hope it can go ahead today for you Kip. X
Good luck Kip, hope it goes ahead!! Xx
Just think, we are over half way through the chemo hell… glad you got it done (sounds just like my experience last week with the bloods coming back low and then having another test etc)
I am okay today but in terrible pain yesterday so stopped the injections, rang the hospital and they told me to take pain killers. But have spoken to my nurses today and they want me to continue the injections starting tonight (so dreading it). Rang into work sick today and just had to write a mail saying I won’t be there till Thursday at the earliest now!!! Injections finish on Wednesday.
I would say it’s great if you don’t have the filgrastum injections, definitely seems to be causing the pain.
Anyway hoping that by the end of this week I will feel normal again?
Hope you get sleep tonight,
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Kip, i was out of there by 1pm today as it all went on time today. They let me have chemo even though my hemoglobin is low so booked for a blood transfusion on Saturday. Not had one before so not sure wot to expect, nurse did say i cud react to it but wud do so within 15 mins. Hope i dont. Have felt really tired, breathless and achy so no suprise really. Gonna try working tues-thurs but if it gets too much may work from home instead and have a few naps throughout the day. Probs is i think i need to see people and do normal stuff or i go crazy at home, i live alone so its hard sometimes to stop the negative thoughts come into your head. Work is defo a distraction for me. Shame youve had that lady near you today, i hate hearing the horrid stuff, to be honest i only want positivity in my life at the mo x
Morning all, day 2 and after intermittent sleep interspersed with heart burn and hot flushes feeling ok today so far but of course still dosed up to eyeballs with steroids until Friday. Tongue feels slightly burnt but ok, ate breakfast and can still taste it … For now. Hope all well for you guys kip xx
Morning Kip,
Glad you’re doing OK. I’m chilling as I have a week off this week. Watching a trashy film and eating a tomato sarnie. After waking at 4 fell back to sleep a out 6 and had a nice lie in till nearly 9. That never happens!