Starting Chemo Thursday
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I was very fortunate to notaysemari said:Exercise on chemo
Hello Dolphingirl,
I am so glad you are taking us along on your journey, we are great company.
My chemo was Taxotere/Carbo and still doing Herceptin. My biggest complaint
is the fatigue and the weight gain. I had a lot of problems with the steroids, like
weight gain after my first treatment, when I got back I had gained already 10 pounds.
Also I had issues sleeping. Not to push drugs on you but I would recommend to take
the sleeping, the nausea pills and the pain pills. I resisted at first but that was foolish.
Also 1-2 days prior to your chemo start taking stool softeners the pre-meds and the
painkillers can cause you constipation of the worst kind - trust me on that, you don't
want to go through that.
I tried to keep up with exercise but I was waaaaay below my usual level. I mean WAAAAY
below! My mind and body were at war. One time it took me all of Saturday just to clean
up my living room - dusting, putting things away, vacuuming and mopping the floor.
I was so frustrated!! I took my daily 20 min walks but that's all I could do. So be gentle
to yourself and don't push yourself too hard. Try to make it enjoyable, read, write - I
watched a lot of documentaries enough to keep me interested but not too complicated.
My biggest advice to you is drink water, drink it often and drink a lot. It also helps with
constipation. I always felt my intestines crunching up and it was painful. I also started
drinking Coconut water, it is very beneficial during chemo you can look it up my thread
MUST READ - for all the chemo babes.
I lost all my hair, and I was very glad that I cut it real short before hand. I remember
driving with my windows open and thinking my head hurts and sure enough my hair
was being blown away. Get a really soft hat or scarf, my head was very sensitive when
I lost my hair.
Make sure you have good support system, a few good friends make a huge difference.
Sadly you will see some people pulling away but that can't be helped. Also for me
my cats were a great source of consolation. They were always there, made me get up
to let them out and fee them, no matter what.
Pheeewww... I wrote a novel, sorrry.
Hugs,
Ayse
I was very fortunate to not have to have chemo. But, wishing you the best of luck with your treatments. You have already been given such great advice here by those that did go through it. Good luck!0
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