I stayed with friends who own land on a site where fox hunts take/took place, and they were vegetarians so they’d get really upset when the boxing day hunt happened. I remember them going out and crying and getting stressed and shouting at the hunters and I was like why didn’t you pee all over your garden last night (two blokes in the family, much easier to do). I learnt it from a scene from Doc Hollywood (Michael J Fox movie). They were all “does that work?”, I was like “it did for Michael J Fox”.
They told me the following year they peed EVERYWHERE in their garden and even on some of the land behind their house and reckon it helped keep the foxes away (not sure if it probably just drove them elsewhere but at least they didn’t have to witness any carnage on their land).
Most of the stuff in my head I learned from obscure movies 
, chemo brain hasn’t helped that.
Oh noooo. How utterly frustrating for it to be the same thing again! 
I’m gutted. It means that my last treatment is now due on Boxing Day 
Speaking of which, does anyone know if they do chemo right through Christmas? If your chemo is due on one of the Bank Holidays do you reckon they do it earlier/delay it a bit?
So sorry Sharlou. I expect you wont be alone through this bit. The taxols seem harsh. I’m already going through Christnas as i have weekly every monday until the 6th of January. I should be having them on the 23rd and 30th of December but Ive been afraid to think that far ahead. I have no idea what they do for the bank holidays…
I have my chemo on a Wednesday, and am due a cycle on Christmas Day !! I asked and my trust don’t do any treatment on 25th & 26th, but then do use the weekend.
So I imagine I’ll be moved to 27th Dec - but nothing confirmed yet !
I think they just do some urgent treatment as I didn’t have rads as far as I remember previously on Xmas day.x
@epic1 oh no that is not good. How did they discover it? It could be caused by steroids or chemo. Are the tablets helping? Cancer is the gift that keeps on giving.
It’s been a fear of mine all through this and I’ve had suspicions that i may be prediabetic.
Hope you are okay xxx
Hello all, newbie, first post, and 9 weeks done out of 12 weeks of Paclitaxel. I’ve wfh throughout, but reduced my hours to 3.5 days pw, and am generally wiped out my muscle aches on day 3 post infusion. I’ve cold capped, lost all my body hair, but somehow kept enough of my scalp, brows and lashes, although I shortened my hair by about 10 inches. I’m braced for it to continue shedding after completion of chemo. Wishing you all well on this lousy and sometimes lonely journey xx
My unit said they offer a break over Christmas week to people who want one. But I am sure it differs a lot.
So sorry you are having another delay 
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Hi @mumof3 ,
Welcome. I am on 3 out of 4 EC then move onto 12 paclitaxel.
Well done on the cold capping. Great to hear you have been able to work on paclitaxel. I have been working a couple of hours a day on week 2 of my cycle then half days on week 3.
It’s pretty exhausted though.
Take care
You sound in a similar position to me. I’m having 9 of 12 weekly Paxitaxel on Friday (it was delayed 2 weeks ago due to low neuts). I’m having injections now to increase my neuts. I had Pegfilgrastim but am being switched to Filgrastim as that’s best when having weekly chemo. I managed OK last time on them as now have had some lower back pain, not hungry and got upset stomach which could be the injections or maybe just the chemo as it’s built up now. I had cancer 6 years ago too.
Well, after being back in hospital with severe vomiting after round 1 and 2 of EC I have had round 3 yesterday and not been sick at all. Still nauseous but no vomiting 
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Dose reduction and yet another change of anti-sickness meds seems to have done the trick. 
Hope everyone is doing as ok as you can be today 
@bluesatsuma
I have had pre-diabetes on and off for years ( I had gestational diabetes 13 years ago) but pretty much under control. I mentioned this at the beginning of chemo to the oncologist and she didn’t seem concerned ,But i just felt odd and asked on my last visit if they have been monitoring my blood levels for diabetes, they said they hadn’t and perhaps they should - did a HBAC1 test and it came back positive for full blown diabetes. they cant tell me if it can be reversed but yes - looks like steroids. I feel like this is a full time job monitoring everything now - I need a personal assistant!
How are you now after your temperature business ? I’ve done my 3 EC and not looking forward to dox 
@epic1 Hopefully after all the chemo youll be able to reverse it through diet and exercise. I’ve heard its possible.
I’m all back to normal now thankfully. Obviously all the normal chemo complaints, but it’s halfway through cycle and I’m ok now. I’m eager for my oncologist appointment next week so i can ask about having dose reduced or switching to paclitaxel. We shall see.
Thanks x
Can’t believe you’ve got diabetes on top of everything else, I didn’t realise steroids could cause it! Fingers crossed it ‘rights’ itself after treatment ends 
Thanks for all your comments folks…struggling to keep up with chat as I am feeling flatter than a pancake that’s been sat on by an elephant. Just can’t seem to pull myself round, very miserable.
Hope you’re all doing ok whatever stage of cycle you’re at 
Bless you Sharlou, i felt like that last week. Sending hugs. X
I’ve got a shitty cold, totsl snot and sneeze fest and I start my first round of Docetaxel on monday. Really hoping it wont set me back. Blood test tomorrow.
Anyone else been in this position?
I’ve got a slight temperature but can’t see the point of ringing it in as its obviously caused by the cold. Uve jyst taken some paracetamol.
I spoke to the nurses yesterday as i had a flu jab booked and wasn’t sure to go ahead. They said not to and to re book for next month and to do a covid test whuch i did and it was negative. They didnt seem concerned.