Hi, all well had my first cycle of TAX today and apart from feeling very nervous and worried which kept making my BP go up and down it wasn't too bad thank god. But why do they have to worry you about what reactions you can have while having the treatment, such as chest pains, shortness of breadth etc then say they have a doctor on call if I experience any of these symptoms, does nothing to alleviate the nervous feeling…
Hi all,
Just thought I would ask if anyone has had docatexal/taxoter I think that is how it is spelt. I have the first of 4 on friday, just gone through 4 fec, I am dreading having this one. I was wondering if the side affects are as awful as I have heard and read. Last week I spent 4 days in hospital due to being nuetropenic and my onc said for me to expect to be in again while on the new chemo. My neutrofils seem…
Hi all, hope you are all feeling as well as can be at the moment. Since my last blog I have had 3 cycles of FEC should have had 4th one last Friday but nuetrofils were to low so got to wait till this Friday. So I'm nearly half way to the end of the chemo journey, got 4 cycles of Tax to go, then the radio will start. I havent been to bad but get very tired, after cycle three I wasn't sick but felt very queasy for longer…
Hi all,
Hope you are all well and looking forward to christmas.
Today I went to see my oncologist to talk about how I was after first cycle of FEC. Had blood taken in readiness for my second cycle on Friday, which may be postponed until after christmas now because my neutrofils are too low. Instead of being 1.5 or over they are only 0.6 and also I am anaemic so now on iron tablets. This might explain why the last couple…
Hi all,
Today my hubby has shaved my hair to a grade 3. I got so fed up of losing it down the plug hole that I decided it was time to get a grip and stop putting off the inevitable. So this morning we went looking for a scarve while waiting for the ones on order to arrive. Yay found one, now got to learn how to put it on. Bless him, my hubby carefully shaved off my hair. It was upsetting at first but when he had finished…
