Sorry my mistake - I should have said feel like 7 months pregnant!! Silly me!Jackie xx
Thanks Porkie
I didn't think you could have any chemo whilst preg, that's a new one on me. Must be a very emotional time for you {{{ hugs }}}
I hope all works out for you 🙂
Carrot
Helen - what anti-nausea tabs have you tried / been offered? They really should be able to do a lot to make it bearable - then you have the other problem but even that is sortable, in theory, plus drinking loads and loads which I find hard.
On eribulin I used Ondansetron for three days, then Domperidone. Metaclopramide which didn't do anything for Carboplatin nausea worked well for um .. taxol. So worth chopping and changing and trying things out, have you kept tablets from previous treatments?
I did have huge problems with indigestion whilst on Eribulin, which I was putting down to lazy eating of things that normally can upset IBS/diverticulitis/intolerances I already had - and me cleaning up my act eating happened at around the same time I unexpectedly stopped having the Erib. So I'm not sure whether it was the erib or a combo or just flare ups of existing digestion problemos.
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Carrot
Carrot
I found Vivorelbine doable - just didint last long - just 3 months. My problems are the cancer symptoms in my abdomen are horrendous - I am seven months pregnant and on lots of meds to try and move things along - sorry to be blunt. So I cant eat or even drink much and get breathless because on my diagrham. Have a new med to take tonight so hoping it is going to ease symptoms a little as very difficlut times at the moment. Next chemo Thursday so want to try and have this so that if it starts to work I will get some relief. Good luck with Vinorelbine if thats what you have next Jackie xx
Good morning to you lovely ladies. havent posted for a while as still reeling from recent bodyblow. Just finished 1st 2 parts of cycle 1 erubilin. I dont know if i mentioned that after i was told my skin mets had spread in my neo breast i also noticed nodules in my abdomen cant say i've noticed any change yet. Sorry i cant remeber names but i'm sure one of you has skin mets..did yours spread and when did you notice any improvement, My onc actually asked me to get a second opinion ( i think he was stumped by the mets appearing again so quickly) which i go for tomorrow. I also noticed one of you said you were going for a pet scan soon..did you have to stop your chemo for four weeks? when i finished docetaxol and cape i had a 4 week wait and i now wonder if i hadnt have had this gap, or indeed have gone back on cape, hether i would be where i am now. Anyway hope you all have a good wek. Much love.x
Morning ladies. I found out yesterday that I will be joining you on erubilin next week. I cant say I am looking forward to it but my current chemo vinorelbine is no longer working so change required. Have had mets for 4 years now, 2 of which just in my bones then since then it has spread to lymph nodes and more recently my abdomen which is the worse from a symptoms point of view so really hoping this chemo will work and relieve some of the symptoms.x
Hi all, hope you are all as well as can be .I saw doc today for results of scan last week. Found cancer in lung still growing and two suspicious areas to bone in lower back. She suggested taking break from chemo for a while or continue with Erubilin for further three cycles as she is unsure if it is slowing the growth. I have opted to continue but am very shaky about this . I am also aware I am running out of options Oncologist tells me there is only one chemo option left for me after Erubilin,but can't remember the name of this treatment as I was a little in shock I had expected being told all was well. Tanks for listening x
Hello Ladies, ist time i have posted on this thread but have been on bone and skin mets as i see some of you have as i know your names. I am about to start erubilin tomorow. Finished cape 6 weeks ago, pet scan showed no active disease 4 weeks ago and within 2 weeks i had further skin mets. Apparently skin mets dont show ip on scans??...great!! I am still convinced that if i'd have stayed on cape i would have been ok but my onc is till insisting you cant stay on it indefinitely. I have told him there are women on here who have been on it for years but to no avail. I have been told i can stay on erubilin for as long as its working so i'm assuming that resigns you to a hairless life...i must say that was one of the things that got me down most with my other treatments but io know its a small price to pay. It seems that this is quite tough drug re bloods so taht must be quite 'wearing'. Oh well, at least i ahve been given the chance to have this one...a few months ago it looked like it would be off the CDF list so i'm grateful for that. I'm sure i'll be back on here for more support from you lovely ladies. x
I may be joining you on Erubilin in June as Cape may not be working for me anymore.
I shall have a look through the thread for all your tips and hints. I've already got hand foot syndrome, and he has recommended the cold cap for my only just starting to look decent after Tax hair.
Oncologist thinks I will be perfectly OK to have this on a Friday afternoon, rest up over the weekend (ho ho) and then be back at full time work on Monday. Is this doable?
Hi helen i had awful mouth ulcers with my treatment and used difflam mouth wash and hydrocortisone mucco-adhesive buccal tablets which really helped although you are suppossed to melt them on the ulcer and when you have loads you have to move the tablet around. I got aoloclaire mouthwash from boots it costs nearly 10.00 but it is really good. And baby toothpaste.