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Start chemo

RobPurpura
RobPurpura CSN Member Posts: 1
in Breast Cancer #1

Tuesday my 80 year old mum starts her  first chemo treatment....she has been fighting breast cancer for the last 10 years .... She was doing a Hormone chemo therapy but that no longer is showing any changes...we are ready for this next journey ( well at least we think we are)

any suggests to make the treatments doable...

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  • desertgirl947
    desertgirl947 CSN Member Posts: 653 Member
    #2
    Sorry about your

    Sorry about your situation.

    One thing I think can help is making sure she has anti-nausea medicine and that it works.  My med people told me that if what I had did not work to let them know and they would change the prescription.  I had no issues with vomiting, but I did have a few queasy days.  I know that in addition to my pills I had, a drip and pills I was given prior to my infusions also helped.  I did adriamycin/cytoxin first, and I used the prescriptions; when I did taxol, I did not need them.  I think that if I had had problems with nausea, it would have made the exeperience a lot more difficult for me.

    Hope this helps.

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  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 CSN Member Posts: 6,583 Member
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    hugs
     
     
    Denise

    hugs

     

     

    Denise

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  • VickiSam
    VickiSam CSN Member Posts: 9,079 Member
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    disneyfan2008 said:

    hugs
     
     
    Denise

    hugs

     

     

    Denise

    Thank you for the post

    Just checking in to see how things going with mom?  We are here should you have any concerns or questions 

     

    Vicki Sam 

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