I had a follow up appointment with one of the oncology registrars following last week’s hospital stay. At the time of the appointment, I was still struggling with my bowels somewhat, and still completing my course of oral antibiotics. It was de...
Well, they didn’t let me go home. Infection markers going through the roof meant I was admitted into the acute oncology ward for 72 hours of repeated infusions of antibiotics by IV. On the plus side I had a single en-suite room, because of my n...
The eagle eyed of you may have noticed I have renamed my current delightful chemo drug to give you some sort of a clue as to how my experience has been.
I have heard so many people say they found Paclitaxel easier than EC and I guess I was lure...
This week I have moved on from my four rounds of EC to 12 weeks of Paclitaxel.
Overall I found the EC relatively straight forward. I always had at least half the cycle when I felt relatively normal and only 3 days or so of feeling rough. The wo...
One of the horrible aspects of EC chemo is that it temporarily affects your taste buds so that many types of food taste flat, or just not quite right. I have found each cycle a little worse from this perspective - a day or two longer, more foods affe...
