Rough Week

You hang in there!!
You can do it, Margo! I was the same way. Treatment 1 & 2 not so bad but 3 & 4 were very rough on me.

Keep your eye on the prize and it will be over before you know it!

I wish you well!

Patti

Hope you are feeling better!
I too had problems on day 3 and when I realized day 4 was going to be the same I got myself to the emergency room. The staff there was fantastic. All I had to do was say the word 'chemo' and I was immediately getting IV fluids and nausea meds. I hope they don't have to get used to seeing me there but at least I know they care. Don't hesitate to get the help you need!

MAJW said:

Thinking of you too!
Hang on, sweetie! Think of each treatment as a step closer in regaining your good health.....

Peace be with you.....-

best wishes for you
wishing you the best hang in there it will be over!


teresa

Hang in there
My first treatment was so bad, no one thought I would make it through! The oncology nurses were absolute jewels and helped me figure out what to take and how to deal with the chemo. I was then able to work the entite 6 months and did really well--just a little queasy and tired. Hang in there! I am praying for you.

pattimc said:

You hang in there!!
You can do it, Margo! I was the same way. Treatment 1 & 2 not so bad but 3 & 4 were very rough on me.

Keep your eye on the prize and it will be over before you know it!

I wish you well!

Patti

Just go one day at a time!
Just go one day at a time! Hoping you feel better!

Leeza

aztec45 said:

You Can Do It
You can do it. It ain't easy peasy but you can do it and when you start to feel like you cannot, you get on here and hollar at us. I breezed through my 1st and 2nd round. My 3rd and 4th round were tough and my 5th and 6th round kicked my hiney. But I just kept telling myself it will pass, it will pass. And it always does.

Take care,

P

People kept telling me...
it will be over before you know it, and of course when you're in the middle of the treatment that does not work, but NOW!!! WOOHOO!!! It does seem true! For me each treatment was a little bit different, but I can identify with you about the "out of body" experience, and it was not pleasant. I cried 2 out of 4 treatments when it seemed like it was not going to end! But it does, and before you know it you're back to your old self and back in the real world again. Hang in there, and let us know if you have any questions.
Everyone handles it differently, so don't feel bad when you read about people breezing through it. It ain't me nor you. But we will SURVIVE and be stronger because of it!

Mama G said:

People kept telling me...
it will be over before you know it, and of course when you're in the middle of the treatment that does not work, but NOW!!! WOOHOO!!! It does seem true! For me each treatment was a little bit different, but I can identify with you about the "out of body" experience, and it was not pleasant. I cried 2 out of 4 treatments when it seemed like it was not going to end! But it does, and before you know it you're back to your old self and back in the real world again. Hang in there, and let us know if you have any questions.
Everyone handles it differently, so don't feel bad when you read about people breezing through it. It ain't me nor you. But we will SURVIVE and be stronger because of it!

Oh Mama G I can relate!
I was too sick to follow much on this board while going thru my chemo and only occasionally looked at it but I kept looking for discussions on how sick people were to see if I was normal...and I would read how people were "breezing" thru their chemo and I was instantly jealous and of course in typical fashion felt there was something wrong with me....Of course I'm so happy for those that don't have a lot of sickness. But I felt like I had the worst flu ever for most of the three week intervals, horrible diarrhea and couldn't eat. Neulalsta was a "breeze" for me compared to so many others on this board. I wasn't neauseated or vomiting, just sick. In fact my 1st was a breeze so we scheduled 2 addit'l cylces making it 6. However, when it was time for my 4th my onc cancelled 5 & 6 and said it was just extra and the protocol called for 4 and I would be just fine without the two additonal cylces. I thouvht because I am in my sixties that it hit me harder than some, but I guess we are all different. I was certainly thankful I was not tryingj to hold down a job cause that would have been imposssible.

BUT, it does end and 8 weeks out it is beginning to have a surreal memory. I did have fun in Jan., after my taste came back, eating again...and I love to eat! I feel blessed that I did not have neuopathy, just a little tingling in my feet after my 4th cycle, didn't lose my fingernails, they just started growing in with ridges after my 4th cyicle and I never got mouth sores at all.

I wish I could wave a wand and no one would ever have to go thru this again! But I would never have met all you great people and that is a plus and wherever I go if I meet someone who has been thru it there is a special bond and closeness if even for a few minutes of conversation so I guess we have to look at the pluses and look less at the minuses.

Hugs, Judy :-)