Good morning, lovely ladies!
Day 4 post FEC 3 for me. I felt a little nauseous the evening of treatment and really thought this one was going to be a toughie, but all seems to have settled down and I’m feeling ok. Managed a trip to B&Q yesterday and painted our front gate. Doing some tiling in the kitchen today and some paperwork later. I’ve been knitting myself a wide headband to cover my beautiful bald patch, and just realised, 20 rows in, that I’d misread the instructions and have to unravel most of it and start again. Can’t really blame it on chemo brain, though, as I often make mistakes in my knitting. lol
Gill, glad to hear you’re feeling good now - have a fantastic time in the City with your daughter - I’d love to go to the theatre…I’m more of a scarf/hat person - I do like my wigs now, but haven’t really worn them yet. I still have quite a lot of hair thanks to the cold cap, but it means my wigs slip too much to feel secure.
Twinky, I know what you mean about cake - I love it at the best of times but have had some real chocolate cake cravings on chemo. Am making one for my friend who’s helping me with the tiling and might just have to make some extra batter for a cheeky wee one for us! Enjoy having your hubby around tonight.
Jane, glad you’re feeling better, too. I don’t know how you girls find the energy to run and play tennis…just painting the fence did me in! But exercise is meant to help build blood cells, so go for it!
Loz, that stinks that you’ve just found out about having to do 8 cycles. My onc did suggest I swap to doing two more EC (dropping the F) and then do 4 Tax, and I said no, thanks, unless he thought it was absolutely a better option. He was worried about the toxicity of the F leading to my two bouts of neutropenia, but we talked it through and came to a compromise of keeping the F bit at 80% dose and raising the EC back to 90%, then just doing the three Tax. Maybe it’s worth having another conversation with your onc to explore the options…I definitely get the feeling there is rarely a ‘right’ chemo path, more that we have to work with our team to find the best path for each of us.
Fran, sorry to hear you’ve been feeling down. Hope things pick up soon.
Goldie and Pauline, sorry the Tax has been taxing! Thank you for sharing your experiences, though, as I’m sure it helps those of us following closely behind to get prepared.
Sarah, what a bummer about your summerhouse! I sure hope you manage to get them to sort it to a good standard. It’s awful when so much else is going wrong in our lives and then something like this lets us down. I’m not sure how our decking plans are going to pan out now as the deckboards which were half price suddenly aren’t now that I’m about to order them, and it’s pushed the price beyond our budget. 
Well, big hugs to everyone and hopefully this will be a good week - I’m enjoying the first peace and quiet I’ve had for over two weeks since the LOs have gone back to school today. 
Carrie x