Morning all, thank you for all your advice on hair loss, I gave up waiting for legs etc to fall and sorted things myself ( thought that may have been a plus side to this Chemo ! ) as for my head hair, I am trying the cold cap and am on a weekly hair wash too although it seems to be shedding a bit more each day now (infact I can see a hair perched on my shoulder from the corner of my eye, trying to slope off un-noticed no doubt knowing Im trying my harderst to keep my locks!!! ) its Chemo day again tomorrow so …
I hope that you will be home soon lowfatlovatt, sorry to hear you are in Hospital x x
Thank you for making me laugh Marie- kids eh? Who’d have em ? My 21 year old does all he can to help out. He emptied the dust out of the hoover last week- trouble was, he also emptied the filter into the bin, which the bin man promply came and took it all away. Now I await a new filter from Amazon !! And he has a meeting next week to start up his own business ? hmmm!!
As I mention Fec 2 tomorrow and having Emend so fingers crossed no vomiting . Good luck to anyone else who is having their Chemo too xxx
Good luck for today Bigpumpkin. Hope the extra meds work wonders xxx
Thank you for your good luck wishes for this morning. Its such a shame now as all my bravado and kick ass feelings have deserted me and Im trying to hold it together, wondering if anyone has actually cried through the session. Ok well Im going to pull myself together, drink my water and get on with it xxx take care all, hopefully chat soon x
Made it through Fec 2 yesterday, quick question would today be Day 2 of Fec 2 or Day 1 of Fec 2? Apologies if this sounds a daft question x !
Emend stopped me from being sick but I still had bad nausea, anyway bad night over, feeling a little better, keeping up with all anti-sickness meds to the dot. Hope you are all feeling well.
Glad I dropped in to say hello, still laughing at the though of Caz’s dog growling at her wig.
Thanks for the pre chemo wishes Rowan, hope you sort your wig problem out soon xx
Hi ladies
So glad you are coping so far rustywoof and Bigpumpkin. Just reading about your nausea brings it all back. Dreading the next! It’s funny what your head does to you- I was on the phone to the chemotherapy department the other day and the nurse who administered my chemo answered. Honestly my tummy turned over just hearing her voice. Poor woman I had to get off the phone as quick as I could! So sorry you have had that scare Alice. You must have been very worried. Hope you are feeling better.
Speaking of worried I’m worried about lowfatlovatt. Has anyone heard since she went into hospital? I’ve been thinking about her all day.
Think your cats are of the same frame of mind as my dog Alice lol. I wore my wig for the first time yesterday in public when I went outside to talk to my daughters driving instructor. He never fell about and said look at the clip of you so that’s got to be positive lol. However Seamus (the dog) was bouncing around me barking the whole time so he nearly gave the game away 
I haven’t lost a hair yet. I suppose the joys of that will be this week xxx
I am on 3x FEC and 3xTAX next dose is this Friday number 3!! I can feel myself getting anxious as it approaches time seems to be flying tho it’s the half way point !
Hello all, yeah I agree day 1 is the day you get the chemo- so its Fec 2 day 3. Had bad day with nausea. Presume its because I didnt take antisickness through night. Ringing surgery tomorrow for ondansetron. But yeah eating but got that feeling there in chest.
Know the feeling about assosiated sickness, god if I think of that bloody cold cap ugh 
. Good luck honey for your next session this week. Sorry not addressing you all by names but havnt got the mojo at the min. And if one more person in my family says “oh well at least your not as bad as last time” ie I havnt actually been sick !! Wellll… Love to lowfatlovat too hope she is ok xxx wishing everyone a good night sleep
Hi all, hope your all well. My oncologist classes chemotherapy day as day 1 if that helps.
I know what you mean Gill about it looming closer, I’m sure soon enough I’m gonna have to be dragged there!
Anybody heard from lowfatlovatt? Hope she’s ok!
Marie x
Morning ladies. Thank you for that Yankee. I’ve already put on a little weight so that doesn’t bode well for the future 
It’s nice to hear from someone from ‘the other side!’ It reminds me there will hope fully be life after all of this.
I hope you are feeling a bit better today Bigpumpkin. I hope we hear from lowfatlovatt today am quite worried about her
I’ve been suffering with a horrible sore throat for a couple of weeks. this got worse over the weekend and I developed chesty cough. My temperature was ok so I have avoided out of hours. I couldn’t swallow this morning so I rang the unit. They have asked me to pop in this afternoon to get my bloods done. In some respect I hope they find something ( minor) as I am worried its linked to the cancer rather than chemo. I’m such a worrier at the best of times.
Well I hope you all have a lovely day. Big hugs xxx
Good morning x Caz good luck today, hope you get your piece of mind from your visit. Im sure that all will be good for you x x sometimes I can get a sore throat and they gave me a difflam mouth wash, now I use it as a preventative gargle xx . As for me the cavalry has gone off to collect the Ondansetron, I feel like Im treading water with this sickness but hopefully once I get the meds I will be afloat again. Let us know how you get on Caz. Lowfatlovatt thinking about you xx
Good luck to this week’s Chemo team xx
Hi all day 18 of FEC 2 swimming along back to normal but missing my fella like crazy spoke to him online last night briefly waah I was supposed to be there skiing with him ( well trying to ski it would have been my second time I go very slowly lol )
Make sure you drink plenty and boost the fibre with the ondansetron Bigpumpkin it makes you constipated !
Caz I hope they say it’s just a sore throat from chemo I get same difflam works a treat
Off to spring clean while I have the energy the letting agents want to do an inspection they do every few months to make sure I haven’t trashed the place !!
Rowan xxx
I hope the meds work Bigpumpkin and you can get the sickness under control. Poor you, Rowan it must be hard missing your fella especially when you were meant to be there He ll be home before you know it and this time next year you’ll be able to get booked up to go.
My bloods were quite low but not too bad at 0.4. He suspected they were on the up as I’m now day 12 post EC. He has given me 2 lots of antibiotics and some meds for thrush. He said that if I’d had something brewing anyway when bloods are low it could result in an infection so to monitor temp. Not having a great day mentally ( I cry everytime I walk into oncology!) but think its probably because I don’t feel great physically. Onward and upward ladies! Xxx
Hi honeys im hoooommmmmmeeeeee xxx
That’s brilliant news. Hope you are ok xxx
Im fine me ducks, I actually came home on fri tea time (was neutrapenic for the 2nd time running) had tea and we all just went bed, meant to post on sat after shopping for new jeans (also came back with 2 new pairs of shoes and 4 tops-oops) but had to get my house back to ‘my’ clean and had an intense conversation with andy about how he should NEVER EVER EVER dress the boys in red jeans and a purple top EVER again-i got through to him, got rushed in with blue flashing lights sunday morning, severe asthma attack which kept me in on and off a nebuliser till I got come home again today, andy had kept meg and noah off school and freya stayed off college cuz they wanted to be there when I got home, walked through the door to be greeted by the dog and freya and meg chuckling, they had painted the dogs claws bright shocking pink and drawn on eyebrows-the dog is a boy called rocky and freya wants to be a solicitor and is studying law-its like living with legally blonde, told andy hes sleeping on settee tonight cuz hes got a cob on cuz the vale have lost but really I just want to starfish in my own bed
Hope everyones ok and thank you all for thinking of me
Love and hugs
Hayley
Xxx
So glad that you are feeling better Lowfatlovatt !! xxx glad to hear that you are ok !!
Im still suffering a little with the dreaded nausea Rowan thanks for the advice with the Ondansetron, and lots of fibre . Hey not long now and you man will be home to give you a well deserved cuddle xxx Hope everyone is ok, Caz, hope you are feeling better xx its a lovely day, hope everyone gets to enjoy !!
Hi everyone
So glad you’re feeling better Hayley. Sorry you missed your holiday Rowan. I’m the same. Hubby and I were due to go to Australia to visit our friends at the start if February but that got knocked on the head after diagnosis. We got most of the cost refunded so I’m keeping the money to use for flights next year. That will be our reward for getting through this horrible year.
I’ve got Fec 2 tomorrow after a weeks delay, it got postponed because I was so ill from the side effects. I feel much better now so not looking forward to the nausea again ? I’m hoping it won’t be as bad this time because the oncologist has given me enough anti-sickness meds to open my own pharmacy!! The good news is the tumour appears to have shrunk a bit already. The first time it measured 7cm by 7cm and yesterday it measured 5cm by 4cm. The measurement isn’t very scientific. They basically grab your boob and use a daft wee plastic gauge. He said yesterday it was difficult to get an accurate measurement because the edges aren’t as solid thanks to the chemo. Either way, it gave me a real boost to know the horrible side effects are as a results of chemo that’s actually working. It makes fec 2 easier to face.
Hope you all enjoy the bright sunny day.
Hazel x
Hi everyone x
Glad to hear your home hailey and feeling much better watch you don’t push yourself too much though!
Good luck for today hazel, I hope the side effects are kind to you.
I was wandering if anyone else was having problems with their eyes and nose? My eyes are constantly sore and my nose is constantly running. I feel like I’ve got a bad head cold. I’ve had it since TAC 2 day 7 and it seems to be getting worse rather than better?
Marie x
Hi all
That’s FEC2 done and praying the side effects are less this time. Fingers crossed for more shrinkage!!
About the other weird side effects, I read on the forum somewhere that a runny nose can because of the shedding of nose hair as there will be less hair to catch it so to speak (nice!). I’ve had a couple of days where I’ve felt like I was getting a head cold but it didn’t come to anything. Might be worth a call to the BCN to get it checked out.
Alice the only skin sensitivity I’ve had is my inside upper arm after my sentinel node biopsy and is nerve damage. Even the softest of clothes brushing against it was agony. I got nerve pain tablets but they were knocking me off my head so I stopped taking them. Instead I bought a cheap pair of fluffy bed socks, cut the toes and top off to get rid of the elastic and have been wearing that like a sleeve for 6 weeks. It is absolute bliss. It doesn’t move and stops anything touching my skin. Not saying it will work for you but might be worth a try just to get some relief.
Hazel x
Hi everyone
Glad you got your second dose ok, Hazel. Hope you are managing ok. My eyes are sore, Marie. Constantly gritty and dry but I am on EC not FEC. I hope your nausea is getting better Bigpumpkin. I’m with you on not knowing if the chemo is working jaffacakes. It’s hard to go through all of this and not know if its having any effect.
I’ve been spotting a few days before my period for the last 3/4 months so my gp has referred me to the hospital for cervical cancer tests! He said as I already have cancer I am predisposed to it so we better check. My brain is overloaded and I had a complete meltdown being told this. Never mind, I’ve realised it’s pointless not coping as I have no choice! Take care ladies xxx