Am I a wimp?

no you are not a wimp
chemo kicks your butt as it is painful.causes nausea,fatigue,among other things. You are getting dose dense carbo/taxol and this combo will get you to remission . Hang in there and rest all you can. Better days are coming...val

kikz said:

You are definately not a wimp
This is was the most difficult thing I have ever experienced and I believe my friends and family would attest to that. They think I am so brave but it is sheer will to live. You will get through it, get better and when you do you will feel amazing.

Best of luck to you.

Karen

NO!!
There are NO wimps who battle this beast! I always thought I was a wimp. You know what? I'm not!! I discovered that my sister, whom I live with is the wimp. She wouldn't take the flu shot (even though dr. wanted her and her husband to) because it might make her feel bad. LOL! And I used to think she's tougher than I was. she's even 7 yrs. younger than I am)

You will get through it! Just keep telling yourself that (even though I know it's next to impossible to believe!!)

Carla

If you're a wimp...
...so am I. Carbo/taxol kicked my butt. Other people who had gone through it told me they only had one bad day a couple of days after their treatment. I didn't start to recover until a couple of days before the next round. It affects everyone differently. I felt the same way you do while going through treatment. I figured if I ever had to do it again, I'd just give up. I don't feel that way anymore, and if I had to do it again, I'd give it my all. Hang in there.

You can do this
When I had my first reoccurence, I did the taxol/carbo. And it knocked me for a loop. I was suppose to take the 6 treatments. When I had finished with number 5, I told my daughter that I was done. I couldn't do it anymore. I had a huge meltdown. But, she said, Mom you only have one more... so I did it. I went into remission for one year after that. I have been on a couple of different kinds of chemo since then. Recently I was doing the taxotere/carbo and believe me I was out of commission for 5 days. Couldn't do a thing and slept A LOT. I am on a break right now and have a pet/scan scheduled for the end of February. No chemo for 9 weeks. I am enjoying the break. You can do it. We are here for you.

((((hugs))))

AnneBehymer said:

Welcome to my world
Every thing I just posted I have been dealing with since I started chemo. I finished chemo in October the heavy stuff Taxol/carbo I am only on Avastin as a maintance chemo. I am still having the problems you are talking about. Don't let me run you off it does get better if you have a good pain doctor. THE ONE THING I HAVE LEARNED is no one fighting this battle is a whimp, I so remember writing almost the same thing you did when I was DX on june of last year. So what you are feeling is very much normal. please read my latest post you may find it helpful.

Anne

Before I knew and was dx in Aug 2009, I told loved ones and friends that IF (ha, ha), I ever got cancer I WOULD NOT go through chemo. I saw family & friends struggling through it. Sure enough, I was dx and although scared out of my mind, I did 6 courses of taxol/carbo...yep it was every bit as nasty as I thought...but then I had l3 months NED. Just when I thought, whew..did it hooray, the beast came back and once again, I had to eat the words "I CAN'T GO THROUGH IT AGAIN...famous last words I DID go through it again..and guess what I may need to do it again. But as nasty as it is, I praise God that there is still something out there that I can take to keep me bgoing a little longer so I can make a difference for Him. I posted this book before and received no replies, but it is a good resource for many aspects that we endure while in chemo.
"The Chemotherapy Survival Guide, 3rd Edition, by Judith McKay, RN, OCN and Tamera Schacher, RN, OCN, MSN. It addresses the emotional, physical and explains terminoloogy and practical applications that we can pursue to help us through the treatments. I am not pushing this for any gains only it so helped me with diet, understanding my blood work, what to "do when" etc. It addresses so many of the questions and issues I see posted here.

Love and support....you will endure and come out the other side better.

Shirley

Shirley

Ha...def. not....
I had the same chemo you are presently doing....it ended in October, but it has not really ended! People say: "you have been done for awhile, right?".....and I think they expect me to be "better"...but, I feel like I am 80 when I wake up....it's so hard to go through this, but you can do it. WE are All here. Love and prayers. Robin

Sara2011 said:

Glad I'm not the only one!
I too have wondered sometimes if I was being a wimp sometimes because of how long it was taking me to get back to "normal" after a treatment (taxol/carboplatin). It's encouraging to me to see that no one feels that way on this site! I just completed my 7th round and think I might have one more to go, and it seems they get harder each time. The chemo goes straight to my legs and makes them very weak and unsteady, and then the stomach aches, fatigue, neuropathy....I've had to miss a week of work each time I've had a round of chemo. So, no, we are not wimps! You can do it, hang in there, you are an overcomer!

It's so important to remember...
That everyone's experience with chemo, regardless of the specific drug protocol is an individual experience....Sure they can provide a list of side effects, but we all experience and tolerate them differently.

Someone else's apparent smoother sailing may result in a completely different experience for the patient sitting next to them.

We need to focus on our experience, our side effects. The last thing we need from anyone or most commonly ourselves is to judge or be judged.

Trust me....this journey is not for WIMPS!

Hang in...that neuropathy in the legs really blows...

Laurie