Hi All
Thought I would start this thread, thinking it might help or guide others.I have so many questions about starting my chemo. I always like to plan things and the not knowing what and when things will happen is so frustrating.Starting Chemo tomorrow (Monday)at freeman in Newcastle, having 4 lots of EC, then going on to a year of Herceptin. I already have had a mastectomy with SNB then had to have another op for Lymph node clearance. At the first op the put a temp inplant in , so i look as if someone has pinched my nipple, but my breast looks so good.
Tonight even thou I thought I was prepared for the chemo as I want it to blast all the cancer that is in my body away. I am so so frightened.
Will try and post each day about how i am feeling.
Hi Margaret
Good luck tomorrow. I will be at the Freeman tomorrow for look good feel better. I will be thinking about you. I am sure the nurses will take good care of you. Debx
Don’t be scared. It’s not as bad as we all imagine it being. Good luck with it and here’s hoping the side effects are minimal as they have been for me.
Debs x
Best of luck today Margaret. I was so totally terrified first time - went off to the loo while nurse was getting it all ready and very nearly didn’t go back! But I promise, once it was underway, it wasn’t anything like as frightening as I imagined.
I hope the first treatment goes smoothly and you don’t get too many SEs. You’ll soon be one down, only 3 to go!
I think everybody is worried the first time. But the nurses are lovely and despite the fact i thought i was going to be sick or burst into tears i didn’t do either on any of my treatments.
Hi All
Thank you all so much for all your kind works.
Yes Jane I also felt like that, from getting up this morning.When the nurse came with my tray of drugs, it took me back to when I had my daughter vaccinated for MRSA. I had to do alot of thinking about her having it( at the time when doc from royal free hosp saying it gave your child authism). She had the injection with no probs, but I cried all the way home in the car. Hoped I had done the right thing, but the thought that I had allowed a nurse to inject a drug that could have damaged her.
Came home feeling OK. But by the afternoon had really bad headache and feeling sick. Still eating , but not really wanting too.
Margaret
Hi All
Since having chemo on Monday have had a combination of feeling hung over/morning sickness. Been eating little but often and neeing carbs and fizzy drinks. Strange feeling. needed to go to bed this afternoon for a sleep. Had my hair cut short this morning, very emotional.
Margaret xx
Hi All Sunday
Well so far so good, ok have had sickness feelin but all in all not too bad. Had hoped to loss some wieght with chemo but I think I will put it on. Keep having snacks helps me not feel sick. Still have a hugh thirst worried now it might be diabetes ( in the family) . Might go and see GP tomorrow.
Got my wig today, thought I was ok and then when she put first wig on me the flood gates opened. Have a ok wig need to get used to it.
Love to all
Margaret
xxxx
You have alot going on at the moment so no wonder you feel emotional and glad you aren’t feeling too bad though. I think all i would say is eat what you want whenever you want it. I put on several pounds over my chemo but hey that is what helped me get through it. I found i grazed most of the day to curb that yukky feeling - but then some days i din’t feel like eating at all and it was more of an effort to eat anything. Swings and roundabouts.