My 1st Chemo is scheduled for June3rd

cats_toy said:

so many different reactions to chemo
Dee, after reading all these posts, it is amazing how different (and how similar) all the reactions are. I had the adriamycin/cytoxin every 3 weeks for 4 sessions, the taxol 3weeks/4sessions. Not puking sick, but always felt queasy with the first group. The only problem I had with the Taxol was the bone pain, thought it was still continuing until I finally read the side effects of Arimidex! hah! No matter how you react, you will do great, as they say: this too shall pass. (just differently for all). I am not as eloquent as others on this board, but....Good luck and take care!
=^..^=

Yes you are
just as eloquent as anyone and we love everything you have to say.

dyaneb123 said:

Pot seeds! I like that! Pot
Pot seeds! I like that! Pot seed chicken, Pot seed muffins, Pot seed tea...

Hmmmmm!! Let me see,
a drug that takes away your nausea, increases your appetite and gives you the giggles. Sounds like a perfect drug to me. Although I did not indulge during chemo, I did get my mother-in-law on it when she was having a hard time with morphine during her bc experience. She wouldn't smoke it so I made a strong tea. Worked wonders for her and she didn't get stoned.

phoenixrising said:

Judy, how are you making out
Judy, how are you making out with that? I was talking to one of our nurses about it and she thought it would wear off while I was under the impression it could be permanent. I will never forget your warning and mention it to anyone who might be taking metoclopramide. I myself took it for a couple of days and really did not like my reaction to it. I went immediately to our pharmacy and told him to put "adverse rx" in my profile. Hope you aren't suffering from it anymore. Thanks
jan

Judy
I also have been wondering how you are and hoping that the symptoms you were having are being treated successfully, It is awful that this happened to you, and I am so wishing that you have improved since your last report on your symptoms.

dyaneb123 said:

Thanks all. I went yesterday
Thanks all. I went yesterday to meet the chemo nurse and she took me in to see the chemo room and it freaked me out . I had to turn around and leave before I started crying in front of all the ladies. Ihope I get a grip before next Wednesday.

For me it was
fear of the unknown. I told the chemo nurse that I was afraid of the chemo room(or infusion room,as they call it),so she walked me in and gave me the little "tour". She had told my onc that I was nervous,so he said he would prescribe a mild sedative for me if I needed it.I did have to let him know ahead of time though-not the day I was coming in! I ended up feeling more relaxed that day then I thought,so I didn't need it! I have to say,my husband came with me and he was more nervous than I was!
I was the only patient doing chemo that day when I came in,so it was nice to have the extra attention. And my nurse was very good and kept me going with conversation,so that helped too!
I don't know about the others here,but I didn't eat very much before I came in-just because I didn't want to barf it all up if I felt sick after! They do give you great anti-nausea drugs though and usually send you home with some good drugs too(just keep up on them at home!!).
After your first time,you will know what to expect and it won't be such a scary mystery!
Oh,don't know if anyone told you or not,but some of the chemo drugs can leave your mouth with a "metallic" taste-it would be a good idea to buy some plastic ware(forks,spoons) to eat with instead of regular silverware(that will only add to the metallic taste more!
I pray that your first treatment goes smooth and well!
Love,Patty PS... drink plenty of water-during your treatment and after!!

phoenixrising said:

Mine was a little different.
Mine was a little different. Fluoracil, cyclophosphamide and epirubicin (relative to adriamycin) for 3 tx and Taxotere alone for 3 tx. I did have some nausea but never threw up. The meds they gave were enough to take the edge off and I particularly like zofran. For mild nausea I took Gravol. Side effects are fairly immediate and then sort of diminish while it takes the Taxotere 72 hrs to kick in. At exactly that time my mouth and bones felt like they were on fire. I was surprised I didn't have any mouth sores with the first 3. The chemo kills off all your good bacteria in your mouth which allows fungus to grow. There are mouth washes for it and relief is pretty immediate. Even though I took steroids the day before, day of and the day after taxotere (to prevent an allergic rx), I still woke up looking like I had a sunburn. The gals have given great suggestions to help you with the various se you may encounter and I can't think of anything else to add except chewing ice chips may help prevent mouth sores. This is an excellent article on how to use ice chips.

IceChipsDuringChemoReduceOralMucositisSeverity

I wish you a light and easy experience, I know you will do well.
Warm Hugs
jan

Dee
I am so sorry you got sick. I hope this goes away soon for you. I will be thinking of you, and thanks for the well wishes.

tasha_111 said:

BEER! and MORE BEER!
Worked for me! I couldn't stand the taste (or lack of) or texture (sand) of any food........So I Drank beer and loads of it.....Mmmmmmmmmmm And about a gallon of milk a day......

I'm not traditional, I hate chocolate but milk is sooooooooooo good for you......Beer?...Well I don't know, they just told me to drink a lot of liquid.......Beer is liquid, is it not?....

Was just followin' orders...LOL

Jxxxxxxxxxxxx

LOL at beer and more and
LOL at beer and more and more beer. My kind of friend! Cheers!

CYNWELLS said:

My first Chemo was last Wednesday!
Don't be afraid! Anxiety is our worst enemy! I was excellent the next day but by Saturday every bone in my body ached! Just like the flu.........but thank God no nausea! Everyone is different and we are all the same...... I was diagnosed as cancer of unknown primary but being treated as a breast cancer because of the two lymph nodes on shoulder and armpit location......now that's frightening.........what kind of diagnosis is that?

Hi Cynwells!
I have never heard of that before. Welcome, although I am sorry that you are here because of cancer. I do wish you all the best. I will keep you in my prayers Cynwells!