Thank you Susan! In and the drug was here - hooray - and the lovely nurse prescribed an extra extra antihistamine thing, warning me Id be dozy, and it worked - no reaction and not so much panic. This is a very different experience to last time! Xx
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Thatās excellent news after last time!! Hope you feel ok later.
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Glad to hear you are feeling better. Maybe some therapy is not a bad idea?
I had 6 sessions of therapy, and I canāt say I loved it, but also the therapist did say some useful things that helped me cope.
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My achievements this week: Got my husband to shave my head today and feeling so much better. No more messy mess every where. Iād say the scalp is feeling so much less sensitive because there is no more hair to move around. Weāve gone as short as possible on 0. I look better than I thought I would, so I can roam around in the house with no scarves. Honestly I much prefer this look over the āmy precious ringā look of he Gollum haha.
Second round of EC done today. A bit more nauseous than last time, but overall going good so far. 
Hello to a week of wild wild experiences 
I hope everyoneās coping okay.
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Hello @sim2 - glad you got your hair sorted and feeling more comfortable with it. Your comment about Gollum made me laugh - thatās my look now so think I will follow your lead. 
Yesterday (4 days post second paclitaxel) was probably my worst day so far - bone pains, tired and nausea - could barely even move off sofa. Hopefully will be a bit better today so at least I can do a walkš©. Every day seems to be a new experience.
Hope you are feeling ok after 2nd session and everyone else is doing ok too. Have the best weekends you all can 
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Ah the bone painā¦ Hope it allows you to enjoy the outdoors for a bit even if itās just 30 min :).
Iāve been up since 2.30 scrolling all the forums and shopping cause nothing to do at such an early hour
Thats good to hear, thanks sim - ive booked in with the talking therapies at GP on NHS and will pop into macmillan next week too xx
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Thats amazing. As much as the ideal of the gollum ring cracks me up Im glad you have made it more comfortable and are feeling good. I have loads of hair coming out now, despite cold capping. All from that spot that will make me look like a monk too! Xx
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Gentle movement when you can and slob out too when thats all your body has to give. Xxx
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Me too, loads of hair coming out. The vaccum is my new best friend!
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Hi everyone, hope you are all doing as well as we can.
Round 5 tomorrow, Iāve been so tired this past week.
Does anyone else find their boob aches after chemo? Its the one I had my lumpectomy on, itās not painful but just a dull ache for a few days.
Lots of love to you all 
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Hi @erica - yes, I feel like i get a lot of pain and discomfort in my breast post chemo & I havenāt had surgery yet. X
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Hi Erica and everyone hope youāre all ok? Or as ok as you can be! Like you Iām feeling more tired this time - went and had lunch with a friend and then did the head shave yesterday but was totally exhausted in the evening. Round 3 for me next Tuesday. Iām also getting pain in area of lumpectomy post each session but then it seems to wear off. Itās all so weird and everyday brings a new experience 
. In the meantime the chemo finger is working well on those nights when I canāt sleep - a new pair of sandals last night. This is a side effect that wasnāt on the list . Hugs to everyone x
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I can relate too,I bought even new mattress and pillow as I am spending more time on bed sleeping or resting than on sofa
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Iām buying lots too, a new dog walking bag. Nothing wrong with the bag Iāve got but why not 
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Thanks for putting my mind at rest with the achy boob!
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Hi everyone, are any of you finding pimples on your head? Mine is unbelievably itchy at the minute
I have quite a lot of spots all over my chest, back, face and head.
Checked with nurse and confirmed ok and part of the side effects.
Chemo just keeps on giving!
Hope everyone ok
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Thanks for the comments on the boob ache; I had my 2nd session on Tuesday and today I felt some pain in the area and I thought that my infection (I had an infection two weeks ago) was back! Hope you are all doing good! Be positive this will pass.
I had a very helpful catch up appointment with doctor and consultant at hospital yesterday ahead of next chemo round on Tuesday. I have been given more antihistamines and now hydrocortisone cream to manage my rash which is mainly on my body plus morphine to manage the joint pain. We discussed reducing paclitaxel dose next week but I said Iām happy to try and stick with it with the extra drugs to manage side effects- letās see how it goes??? Hope everyone has a good weekend when it comes although itās a bit warm 
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I am on 12 weekly sessions of carbo/pax with pembro given every third week too. So far, the side effects have all been managed by the anti sickness and steroids and I am at no 7 already. There is occasional indigestion and the taste buds seem to fluctuate. One day I canāt face a cup of tea, yet when I went on my chemo day, the cup of tea they made tasted so nice!! This week, like you, the spots and blotches have arrived. Mine have appeared on the top of my hands, arms, chest. The Dr and BCN are going to have another look today. Am pleased they are not itchy.
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