First Chemotherapy tomorrow

Just_lori6 said:

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Hello,

It's like we are going to the same dr. I am doing the same chemo as you 4 of each every other Monday. 8) they told me the same (if nausea meds did not work they'd change them for me). I actually got sick the same day but next time I will take the nausea meds sooner so I won't have to wait for it to kick in. Thankfully I was feeling just fine by Christmas.

My husband has been approved for FMLA so he will go with me to each chemo. I feel the same~ I'm positive I could drive myself but they say not to so I guess I'll have him sit with me.

So far so good~ thanks so much for the advise!

Best wishes for you~

Lori

 

 

Ask if they can make any changes in the IV anti nausea meds they give you before the chemo, made a big difference when they added Emend to mine.

Glad your husband will be going with you, if you get benadryl prior to the chemo it can make you drowsy and not safe to drive.

Just_lori6 said:

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Hi Kathy,

Sorry so long to get back to you. It seems like all I do now a days is visit doctors. 

Thanks for asking~ I am doing really good. I am kind of dreading my next chemo on Jan 4 because I got sick the first time but I'm going to take the anti nausea medicine before getting sick so fingers crossed I won't get sick this time 8) I didn't & don't think going bald is going to be too bad but I woke up this morning with a stray hair on my arm and felt bad. It was not hair loss yet (just a normal.stray hair) 8) but it made me realize that I might be losing my hair shortly. 

How are you? Are you done with all your treatments now? 

Happt New Year!!

~Lori

Hi, Lori

    I finished chemo the first week in November.  I had severe swelling in my legs and shortness of breath from round 4 forward, and a month after chemo ended I still had swelling.  Onco felt it was just from the taxotere and it will "eventually" go away.  Surgeon was concerned that chemo affected the heart.  After almost a month of waiting for an appointment and further testing, I am glad to say the onco was right.  Cardio cleared me for surgery, so now I have to see how scheduling will work.  I had thought everything would be done by December (chemo, lumpectomy, radiation), but not so.  Even with radiation I have conflicting facts:  breast surgeon says i will begin about 4 weeks after surgery, plastic surgeon said count on more like 6-8 weeks since they need to take part of the pectoral muscle.

    As to nausea, you are good to mention it to dr or nurses.  I tried to find the link whereby you can get FREE samples of queasy pops and chews.  They were very generous in sending them quickly.  If ai can find the site, I will post it.  Maybe someone else has it, too.

    I will also look for the site where you can order a free hat/head wrap.  There are so many organizations that are generous to us.  You just need to do a little searching, or hear from others what they have found.  The Look Good Feel Better session I attended was most enjoyable, too.  I was reluctant to go, since my usual makeup routine lasted about 2 minutes on a good day.  When I brought the products home my daughters(3) and I had some reallly good laughs as they attempted to try to transform me into Glam-Mom!

   Enjoy today, and each day of 2016!  Even though we have to put up with a lot of uncomfortable situations while moving forward to healing, we can look forward to the smiles around us, and the care of family and friends!

Kathy

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Denise