Some good news! My first chemo went well!

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  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member

    Horray!
    The first chemo brings a lot of anxiety with it because you don't know what to expect, in spite of what everyone tells you. So many what ifs. When all the treatments are behind you, you will be so proud of yourself. I told myself that millions of people have had chemo before me and that I could do it. I did - and was pleased to learn how doable it was.

    Best wishes -
    Suzanne

    Hooray for getting that
    Hooray for getting that first chemo behind you! Hoping you can get some rest!


    Hugs, Jan
  • LVG
    LVG Member Posts: 128
    PinkPearl said:

    Optomistic is good!!
    Yes !!! no nausea for me either thanks to Zofran and I am still taking Prilosec, Senekot S and rinsing my mouth. Today my tongue feels really funny and I am achy but not enough to stay in bed--so far the aches are less than when you have the flu.
    Good luck to all on the chemo adventure.

    Hello PinkPearl
    It's great

    Hello PinkPearl
    It's great to hear that yours went well - that you got through it...
    I agree, this board is sooo great and full of info.
    The info here was exactly what I needed, to make it through (after all of my anxiety ;-)).

    You've reminded me to pull up my original thread and give updates.

    Best of Health to you and others on this chemo / other treatments journey.
    Bless you.
  • pokrydi
    pokrydi Member Posts: 99
    LVG said:

    Hello PinkPearl
    It's great

    Hello PinkPearl
    It's great to hear that yours went well - that you got through it...
    I agree, this board is sooo great and full of info.
    The info here was exactly what I needed, to make it through (after all of my anxiety ;-)).

    You've reminded me to pull up my original thread and give updates.

    Best of Health to you and others on this chemo / other treatments journey.
    Bless you.

    glad to hear
    glad to hear i get my port put in tues to start chemo later this month so nervous trying to work full time thru this and stay strong. Hoping I can say the same thing next month.
  • pinkkari09
    pinkkari09 Member Posts: 877
    Wonderful!! I'm glad you
    Wonderful!! I'm glad you are taking chemo well. Be kind to yourself and nap all you want :)
    Miles of Love,
    ~Kari
  • laurissa
    laurissa Member Posts: 773
    Pearl
    I'm glad it's not hitting you hard. It was tolerable for me, days 3-5 after were the worst. Then by day 7 I was on the upswing. I hated losing my taste of food and the metal taste. I was on tax. and cytoxin. for 6 rounds. Hope it stays easy for you.
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    baker819 said:

    so far, so good!
    Maybe I'm too optimistic, but after my first CMF treatment yesterday, I feel pretty good. No nausea (thanks to Emend), but just a bit dizzy. Took prilosec last night plus metamucil. Will continue the priosec and metamucil today. Glad you're doing well too. I had AC 10 years ago and remember being very nauseous the first week after treatment. So glad to find this site so we can all support each other!

    Glad you are doing well too
    Glad you are doing well too baker!


    Hugs, Jan
  • DebbyM
    DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    cahjah75 said:

    Glad your
    first chemo went well today. Hopefully the rest will too. Rest when you need to. We are here to support you.
    {{hugs}} Char

    So glad that your chemo went
    So glad that your chemo went so well for you! Keep updating us on how you are doing!


    Hugs, Debby
  • Angie2U
    Angie2U Member Posts: 2,991
    cahjah75 said:

    Glad your
    first chemo went well today. Hopefully the rest will too. Rest when you need to. We are here to support you.
    {{hugs}} Char

    Glad that your chemo went
    Glad that your chemo went well. Rest and take care.


    Hugs, Angie
  • jnl
    jnl Member Posts: 3,869 Member

    Wonderful!! I'm glad you
    Wonderful!! I'm glad you are taking chemo well. Be kind to yourself and nap all you want :)
    Miles of Love,
    ~Kari

    Good news! If you are
    Good news! If you are tired, be sure and get lots of rest. Take naps if you can. Keep us updated!


    Hugs, Leeza
  • susie09
    susie09 Member Posts: 2,930

    I'm glad it went well
    I'm glad to know that it went well for you. I'm always keyed up for the first couple of days too, but that third day I sleep a lot. Make sure you are drinking LOTS of water. I made the mistake during my last chemo of not drinking water and I paid for it dearly. Stay strong and enjoy those naps :)

    Hugs,

    Dawne

    I am so happy that your
    I am so happy that your chemo went so well for you. I didn't have chemo, so, I don't know exactly how hard and anxious you must have been, but, I certainly will pray that it will continue to go easily for you.


    Hugs!
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
    PinkPearl said:

    Optomistic is good!!
    Yes !!! no nausea for me either thanks to Zofran and I am still taking Prilosec, Senekot S and rinsing my mouth. Today my tongue feels really funny and I am achy but not enough to stay in bed--so far the aches are less than when you have the flu.
    Good luck to all on the chemo adventure.

    Great that your chemo went
    Great that your chemo went so well! But, be sure and listen to your body and rest when you feel tired. You don't want to overdo it.


    Kylez
  • jnl
    jnl Member Posts: 3,869 Member
    Susan2011 said:

    Wonderful info on what to be
    Wonderful info on what to be prepared for, I am having my 2nd chemo today and they will be backing off on the steriods because they feel it made my blood pressure go too high during infusion. I hope that does not bring on additional problems, as I'm not quite sure what the steriods actually do.

    Very happy for you!
    Leeza

    Very happy for you!


    Leeza
  • Noel
    Noel Member Posts: 3,095 Member
    sea60 said:

    I'm so glad to hear it went well
    Just take it easy and rest. This is really good weather for naps too!

    Hugs to you,

    Sylvia

    As other sisters wrote,
    As other sisters wrote, drink lots of water. Very happy to read how well your chemo went.