Hey everyone well tbh I feel pants today but that’s ok. Steroids finished yesterday (I only have them for three days too DW) and started the dreaded filgrastim injections yesterday. I have 5 days of them and last cycle that was the worse 5 days as it had such a horrid effect on my bowels/waterworks. I took the injection last night with co-codamol and clarityn then had an Epsom salt bath and straight to bed. I did get some sleep but had to keep getting up to wee. But muscle aches definitely better than last cycle. This morning tho gosh, I ache. Am up, watched America’s cup this morning, felt so sorry for Ben Ainslies team losing out in the semis but well done Italy! thinking of going back to bed soon as more comfy. thanks @donkeywoman, guts holding up much better this time and have meds if needed too my hair really going now - but still have loads too. I think when you see it come out it looks like loads doesn’t it. I started thinning 2 weeks after first treatment and am using cold cap. The nhs wig is brilliant tho. So thankful. But don’t really need it yet ... just wearing comfy beanies had a lovely gift from https://www.chemogiftbags.org/ - a jam packed bag full of things that are so helpful. My friend had nominated me for one. So thoughtful. Best thing in there for me is the hand held fan. Those steroids play havoc with the internal heating! I feel like that old ready brek advert! thanks for the kind words about my sisters. My surgeon was amazing when I told her about my sister who died. She put her hand on my knee and said that isn’t going to happen, we’ve caught it early. My cancer is different to my sisters and tbh by the time she found her lump it had already spread. Plus she lived in a dif country and didn’t have access to the amazing licensed drugs we have here. My little sister is putting a brave face on but I know she will be worried. All I can do is support her as best I can. take care everyone ..... I think we should try and meet up in the summer after this is all over xxxx
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