A trip with triple negative breast cancer

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  • EC Round 1 recovery phase

    Coddfish
    I am pleased to say I do gradually feel more normal, a bit more energy with each day, and the bone pain and abdominal bloating have pretty well subsided. On Friday (day 11) I went to my hairdresser to get my already quite short hair cut very short. ...

  • EC Round 1 days 9 and 10

    Coddfish
    It feels like these two days are the transition days back to normality. The Filgastrim injections still leave me with some neck pain but it’s ok so long as I take a paracetamol when I start to particularly notice it. The grinding bone pain in h...

  • EC Round 1 days 7 & 8

    Coddfish
    Am interesting roller coaster, this one. After the uncomfortable hands and shoulder of day 6 (which had rendered me unable to operate a knife or deal with bra hooks), I decided to manage day 7 with ibuprofen. A much better night’s sleep and wok...

  • EC Round 1 days 5 and 6

    Coddfish
    Day 5 started out very well. I guess I was still benefiting from the Dexamethasone, and I had got the acid reflux well under control. I had been absolutely determined to complete my 200th parkrun. With a still stitched and healing portacath, I knew t...

  • EC Round 1 days 2-4

    Coddfish
    Days 2-4 are the dexamethasone days, I guess the steroids aim to take you through the first hit of the chemo. I took 2 with the infusion and then had 12 to bring home - 2 to have with breakfast and 2 with lunch on each of days 2-4. I am also crunchin...
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