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Ice cream cake and chemo. Not the best idea for me.

Helen321
Helen321 CSN Member Posts: 1,470 Member
in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hi all, thanks for all of the help over the last months. I started xeloda this week and 5FU infusion was Monday. Aside from some serious heartburn that actually made me cry until I got some Maloxx in me (in addition to the 12 hour zantac that I took 3 times that day) and today when I stupidly tried to eat ice cream cake (it was good, just not very wise, won't do that again), it's been a tolerable week. I missed two days of work because I just generally didn't feel way day 4 and 5. So glad to have the week off from taking this stuff. Last dose is tonight. I hope that means I'll feel okay all week especially since we're in the beginning. Also I'm getting a port as day one with the infusion was not so peachy. I wouldn't do that to myself for six whole months. Only side effects from that were sensitivity in my right arm to cold and plum face. I literally looked like a red plum for two days. Hugs to all. Hope everyone had a good week. I needed to take a break from the boards to get my thoughts in order.
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