Happy birthday.
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Sorry to hear you had a rough week but happy belated birthday. I hope you managed some cake! xx
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Hey everyone, hope you are doing ok.
Round 3 of EC for me today with a dose reduction to try to tackle the sickness.
Definitely feeling the dread this morning but trying to be positive the dose reduction will work 
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I got a free wig in England. Itās made of synthetic hair but pretty good for its purpose
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Thatās great. Mines synthetic too. The lady in the shop said theyāre easier to care for, and I think it doesnāt look too fake so I was happy enough.
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All the best for today and the next few days @lizk . Hopefully youāll not have any sickness with the dose reduction. Thatāll be 3 done for you - fantastic! My third cycle is due to be on 14th Nov.
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Hi Rose, Iām glad you were able to go for a walk on your birthday 
. Iām on the same treatment as you.
- TC chemo. Last Thursday was my 3rd cycle and Iām also finding it tougher when compared to EC. But doable somehow. I have permanent flu like symptoms - sore throat, cough, runny nose and eyes, extreme fatigue. My nurse told me not to take any paracetamol, etc so any fever is not āmaskedā - so basically is like having the flu without being able to take any medication to ease the symptoms. These are worse from day 4 to 10. I manage to continue to work full time - I take 6 days off after each infusion. Nevertheless Iām pushing for another 2 infusions (6 infusions instead of 4). Mine is a local recurrence and I want to throw everything at it. So when Iām feeling rough, I just hope this is really working this time around xxx Guida
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Sending positive vibes to everyone having treatment today & getting another one ticked off!
I know this question was asked a little while back with regards to 3 x weekly EC.
Iām just wondering if anyone is on EC every other week & can tell me what the worst days are for them. It has been suggested by the chemo nurses I would be okay (cos of the steroids) for the first 3 days & then the major side effects would show after that once the steroids have worn off. Does this sound right?
I only have 4 x days a week childcare & need to have my pre school child one day a week so trying to work out how to schedule things when I move to EC 
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Good luck 
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I was on EC every other week and my worst days were day 4-7. Steroids definitely masked most of my side effects for the first 3 days, although to be honest I think my side effects were mainly from the pegfilgrastimā¦
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My mum has asked for some of my hair before i throw it away to deter the foxes from her rhubarb!
I feel like Iām living in a very surreal universe 
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Chemo - the gift that keeps on giving . So turns out I have diabetes now . They think it could be steroids but my bloods show full blown diabetes . They have given me gliclazide to take but not really much more info than that. Does anyone else have to take them ? Regret buying all those sweets
Now 
they couldnāt say if it will go away .
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I had my third cycle of six today so officially half way. I honestly feel so happy to be on the home straight of this part of my treatment and looking forward to ringing that bell 
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This weekās treatment has been cancelled as liver has flared up again 
Hate delays
Happy halfway!! 
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She should spread human urine nearby, very effective too. 
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Oh no @sharlou how annoying - but I hope you are feeling ok.
It does make me wonder about the differences for those having chemo every 3 weeks vās those having it every 2.
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She can use her own for that! I draw the line there 
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