So glad I found this site!

Welcome
Hi Ginger Girl and welcome, sorry you have to be here but this is a wonderful site for support and just to vent. I am going tomorrow for my third round and just like you I have been so sick and tired all the time. Our husband must be saints! What chemo are you on? I am on taxore and cytoxan. I need 6 rounds in all. How about you? Where are you from? You said you just moved I hope you have family around to help you out. This road is a long and stressful one I am sending you well wishes and prayer
Feel good
Hugs Christine

First, welcome to the
First, welcome to the message board noone wants to join. However, you will find lots of support and good advice here.

I am so, so sorry that you are having such a hard time with chemo. I had chemo 25 years ago (can you believe?) and it is sometimes hard to remember.

Sending big hugs and praying the achiness and numbness gets better soon!

Welcome Gingergirl, like
Welcome Gingergirl, like others, I wish that none of us needed to be here...and yes this is a great place for friendship, support, and all the caring and love you can absorb.

I've got some practical advice about chemo that I hope will help...I did 6 rounds of TAC.

First, drink lots of water. You probably heard this from the nurses. I started hydrating two days before chemo and for 3 days after. I liked icy cold smart water because of the electrolytes, and vitamin water when I wanted flavor. And there's always the basic filtered water.

Are you getting Neulasta or Neupogin shots? Those can be causing the achy feeling in your bones. Claratin worked for me to get rid of that. (Not Claratin D) I started it the day before the shot and continued 3 days after the shots were done.

I'm afraid I don't have much advice about what sounds like neuropathy in your fingers.

Be sure your doc/advice nurse knows about all your SE's. Don't be shy about calling them, that's what you pay them for. There is often a way to help you get through them...and come here often. We almost always have someone here who has 'been there, done that' and can give you some good advice.

I hope some of this helps. Please come back and let us know how you're doing.

Hugs,

Linda

Don't worry
Everything you are feeling is normal. Funny how as time goes by you forget symptoms. One day you will too. It will get better or more tolerable, hang on in there. Drink piles of water, keep hydrated and eat something that really appeals to you. Sleep as much as your body asks for, it is healing and coping with the chemo. When you are able and it won't be quite yet, start to exercise gently then increase as you can. Have friends and family help if needed don't be proud. I couldn't iron for a long time then every shirt I did iron felt like it nearly killed me. Dose, nap, read, lap top use etc just take it easy. Good luck.

Welcome
Your excitement is infectious. You will be coddled here and given more advice than you can shake a stick at. But most of it the doctor doesn't have time to cover, so you will be so happy. I am sorry that you are going through that dreaded chemo. 3rd round done makes you a WARRIOR. Post often for advice, and post often for other newbies. You will get to know all of us real soon. We are like beloved characters in a book...virtual, but somehow more real than the other people we associate with.

RozHopkins said:

Don't worry
Everything you are feeling is normal. Funny how as time goes by you forget symptoms. One day you will too. It will get better or more tolerable, hang on in there. Drink piles of water, keep hydrated and eat something that really appeals to you. Sleep as much as your body asks for, it is healing and coping with the chemo. When you are able and it won't be quite yet, start to exercise gently then increase as you can. Have friends and family help if needed don't be proud. I couldn't iron for a long time then every shirt I did iron felt like it nearly killed me. Dose, nap, read, lap top use etc just take it easy. Good luck.

Welcome! I will be praying
Welcome! I will be praying for you!