Well That's the fourth chemo over with. I did wonder whether \i would be able to have it today because the cough is still here and although it sounds pretty dreadful it really isn't no infection etc. So when the doctor asked me what I wanted to do I said go ahead with it. The chemo nurse had to search for a vein , nothing new there then. Found a small one at the front of my wrist, the back of my hand is still quite tender. It took a bit of jiggery pokery to get the canula in but in it went, am now left with quite an attractive bruise!!!! So the epirubicib is finished with , no more red w**! And the CMF part stars in three weeks. The chemo nurse said many people have said that the epirubicib is tougher than the CMF so my fingers are crossed as my side effects to date have not been to bad ( touching wood) The best bit is the doctor has transfered me to the chemo unit at the local hospital as I will ned to go on day 1 and day 8 so journey time of an hour and a jalf there and two hours back will be reduced to about 40 minutes each way!! The only drawback is I have to go two days before chemo for the blood test but I can live with that! I beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel
take care all
kathx
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Slept late today, but feel ok now. The cough that has lingered is on its way out I'm sure it was the fear of not being allowed the chemo that kept it going! Am looking forwards to the much shorter travelling time, but do have to visit more often, they don't do the blood test on the same day. Mustn't get to used to the short travel time as will have to return to the Christies for radiotherapy at the end of the chemo. But thats not till summer .
Glad to hear you're half way through. Keeping focused does help doesn't it. My chemo lasted from June 2007 till just before Christmas - it seemed so important at the time that it finished before Christmas - almost a Xmas present not having to go to the hospital. The radiotherapy started beginning January 2008 so that was like a new start to a new year. Can you get your bloods done at your GP - that was available to me but I always used to go to the hospital a bit earlier to fit the bloods in there.When I was having day 1 and day 8 my consultant said it was ok not to have the bloods done on day 8 - they just used day 1 results - it made it all a lot quicker. Hope it all goes well for you. Taker care x
just startd cmf chemo on monday was very aprehensive bout startn this course but no aftr effects so far. actually feelin a lot bettr than i did on the epirubicin .. it just totally wiped me out. did hav a few sensations wen the cmf was givn .. the weird feelin in my sinuses nd tightening in the bac of my head but aftr bout 15mins it did passs ... if thats the only effects im gonna hav think i can deal wit that evry 3wks. my son who is on leave from the army just now was wit me this time.. his first time seein me get any treatment think it put his mind at rest that chemo isnt a horror story. go in 2days to get my blood done then if evrythin ok next lot cmf 3days latr then bac to the every 3wks again. crosssin my fingers ther wil be no problems wit the cmf .. only time will tel.
