How to cope the 1st day quimo, what to think about how to control fear?

Diazmari2001

Hello i am 48 yrs old recently  i have been diangnosed right breat cancer type HER-2 positive 3, stage 3.

Also my MRI detected a 1cm nodule under my armpit which biopsy can back positivo. Now doctors says requiere quimo 6 seccion every 21 days in 5month cirgury to remove the breast and nodule armpit.

Doctors say these are the 4 medicatiin i will start with. Trastuzumab,Pertuzumab,Carboplatin,Docetaxel

Afterward will have cirgury and them radiation not sure seccion, them medication goes down to 2 only until the year complete.

Can some ine please have any guidance of my big fear that days quimo what to think aboit or how to cope that day?

new2this2025

The first day of chemo is scary because it's chemo. But what I didn't realize is that chemo is also really boring. There is a lot of sitting around either reading or watching videos on your phone or doing crossword puzzles because you are hooked up to an IV and sitting in a chemo room. For me, after the first ten minutes, some of the super scared feeling went down and the boredom started.

Diazmari2001

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1725737#Comment_1725737

Thank you for ur time to comment. When quimo start entering body is there any burning sansation at all u start to feel. What should i expect when next wk i start this quimo. Also been told a shot they give u prior to day of treatment to increase wht blood cells. Say it make ur body bones hurt what can i do reduce that pain opionion?

Does the sickness feeling start at the moment or after aprox.

This are the one ive been ordered by dr.

1️⃣ Trastuzumab (Herceptin)

2️⃣ Pertuzumab (Perjeta)

3️⃣ Carboplatin

4️⃣ Docetaxel (Taxotereoder)

new2this2025

What my doctor recommended for the bone pain was normal old Claritin (10mg pill). Apparently Claritin works and no one has any clue why.

You and I are on different drugs, but there was no burning during injection. Here was my chemo schedule and why it got so boring so fast:

Arrive at 8:30am and get blood drawn to check my red and white blood cells.

9:30am talk with a doctor or nurse to make sure I'm healthy enough for treatment.

10:30am get hooked to an IV and get 1/2 liter of fluids to get hydrated.

11am get IV support meds, like anti vomiting meds and steroids.

11:30am actually start chemo.

2:30pm or later finally done with chemo.

3pm Go home, drink water, pee every hour, and sleep.

dssdesi

Yes , Newtothis, has it right thats pretty much how it goes.

dssdesi

Diazmari2001

Thnx so much for that feed back, my mind was driving me crazy just thinking.

new2this2025

I was just thinking of you and hoping your first chemo went well.

Be_strong

"What to think about how to control fear." For what it's worth…may I just share what I do about the fear? It seems to me that unfortunately I just keep repeating in my mind the worst and scare the dickens out of myself. Or I wake up with my mind out of control with these fears. So…what I do is repeat affirmations. The idea is that if I am paying attention to the affirmation, I cannot be paying attention to the bad thoughts, negative thoughts. So, with my latest step in what is called the "cancer journey", my affirmation of choice comes from the writing of a monk from the Middle Ages: "Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. Everything passes away except God. God alone is sufficient." I like that one, but I do think that one person's techniques might not work for others, but affirmations are something to consider. Also, there is: "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." And, "God is with me; God is helping me; God is guiding me." A little more more complex: " I believe I am always divinely guided; I believe I will always take the right side of the road; I believe God will always make a way where there is no way." [The last two I found in the Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale.] And while I used "God" in my examples, other names can can be used: "Yahweh", "Jesus", "Allah", "Krishna", "Vishnu", "the Universe", etc., etc. I hope you are doing well with your chemo. 🙏💗

Diazmari2001

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1725813#Comment_1725813

I currently today at the clinic since 8am its 3:30pm and at me last 4th medication. Thanks good had no side effect yet i feel good. Thnx lord.

Diazmari2001

Yes thank you... going to put to practice. In god i trust.

Panamom

What I have learned is to think all the way through what that fear is about. If I get nauseous, I'll take a medication and it will resolve it. If it doesn't I will have some ginger tea or some other soothing ingredient.

I take it all the way to the end. I also have done a lot of reading and although events are different for different people, the things that usually happen are a long laundry list and you may be able to find ways to counter those.

The drugs are good. They work, the anti nausea (not sure which one they gave me two) really helped me this morning after having chemo on monday (wednesday) and got triggered by picking up doggie do.

This was my first effect from it unless the night sweats was from it. And now my face is flushed quite a bright red and my body temp is a steady 97 from what my whole life was 98.6. So.

That is something they don't say anything about I believe because drug interaction is so very individual.

Hope that helps.