Well today was very long (probably no surprise to you guys).
Got to hospital early and decided to find the Macmillan Centre, it is lovely, a real haven of comfortable chairs and free coffee (and sweets)!!
Then off to get a marker put in my breast, which was extremely painful!!
After that off to chemo, and a 2+ hour wait to see the Dr. After seeing him it's another long wait for the chemo, but they have a pager system so you can go elsewhere in the hospital. Went back to the Macmillan centre (stopping to grab a burger on the way) and booked my wig fitting while I was there.
We went back to clinic before being paged and had a bit of a wait in a then empty waiting room before being taken in to have a long chat with one of the nurses. Then had to wait for the meds, but actually having the chemo was fine tbh.
Now feeling sore and bruised and rather queasy.
So I'm on accelerated DC every two weeks, and later Paclitaxel. I also have meds for sickness and will be having injections to boost my blood cell numbers.
Alongside the paclitaxel I'll be having Herceptin
And after all that surgery and maybe radiotherapy.
FormerMember
it's like pregnancy, don't you hate those idiots that scare the first timers?
Gets worse by day 3? oh dear I hope it doesn't get much worse, but I was feeling sick by the time I got home after chemo so maybe if I'm lucky it will pass quicker.
I am going to lose my hair for definite, tbh I wouldn't have the cold cap anyway as even the cold winds we're getting at present give me a headache!!
Lent my sea bands to my kids! Guess what, they can't find them <Doh!>
Must get some.
Got ginger beer, ginger tea, chocolate ginger....................... (hubby is trying).
