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Starting chemo on Feb 15

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  • JoAnnDK
    JoAnnDK CSN Member Posts: 275
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    imackie48 said:

    What did you do
    Ro, I can't believe you didn't have the aches and pains after your chemo, is there anything you ate or did not to have those treaded side effects. After my first chemo, I couldn't even get out of bed, felt like I got hit by a truck. I am getting the combo Taxol/carbo too. Do you get steroids after your treatment. My second chemo was delayed by 2 weeks because of my extracted tooth that was abcessed.
    Before I started treatment, I weighed 130, I'm down to 118, I have been trying to eat anything I see, to put some weight on for the next round.
    Any suggestions.
    Irene

    head
    I had chemo and lost my hair during the cooler/cold months here in a northern climate. There is no way I could go out without something on my head. A friend knit me a couple of cute warm caps and I had a warm wool hat with a brim. I wore these "out" but even at home I needed something to keep my head warm or else my entire body would have been cold. I wore terrycloth caps at home. I did find one kind of scarf (pre-tied) that was do-able for me (as I am a total klutz!).

    I also should mention that in my chemo class, we were told to minimize the amount of time we spent in public since our immune systems were so compromised. So I really did not go out very much. I treated myself to a weekly visit to the library at a time when there were no children's activities planned and when the "population" was at its lowest. I got books out then sanitized them at home with Clorox wipes or alcohol.

    JoAnn
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  • pakb56
    pakb56 CSN Member Posts: 141
    #23
    JoAnnDK said:

    head
    I had chemo and lost my hair during the cooler/cold months here in a northern climate. There is no way I could go out without something on my head. A friend knit me a couple of cute warm caps and I had a warm wool hat with a brim. I wore these "out" but even at home I needed something to keep my head warm or else my entire body would have been cold. I wore terrycloth caps at home. I did find one kind of scarf (pre-tied) that was do-able for me (as I am a total klutz!).

    I also should mention that in my chemo class, we were told to minimize the amount of time we spent in public since our immune systems were so compromised. So I really did not go out very much. I treated myself to a weekly visit to the library at a time when there were no children's activities planned and when the "population" was at its lowest. I got books out then sanitized them at home with Clorox wipes or alcohol.

    JoAnn

    Sanitizing...
    JoAnn...you talk about staying out of public to avoid catching something. Not that I wasn't careful before but, since I found out I had to have chemo, I have become anal about washing, wiping, cleaning. I have hand sanitizers in kitchen, bathroom, home office. I wipe the carts at the grocery store with sanitizing wipes I carry with me then use hand sanitizer. However, I didn't consider wiping my library books...add that to my list!

    I am from the Detroit area and we have casinos which I enjoy going to. The last couple times I went, I scrubbed the machines down! I am going to take my last trip there tomorrow because there is no way I am going to expose myself to whatever is floating around there (not to mention the smoke).

    I am pretty klutzy too....no way would I be able to use a scarf that was not pre-tied or formed!

    Take Care and Be Well,
    Pat
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