Hiya well yesterday i had my first round of chemo (epirubicin) and experianced scalp cooling.
Well just for once the hospital was running on time :-) there was a few tears because the nurse said my hickman line wasnt in the right place and was to far down.... then she didnt know if they could even use it as it had only been 48 hours since having it put in!!!
Anyway, i got set up on a drip the nurse then sprayed my hair with water and rubbed the conditioner in, we counted down to 3 and put the cap on my my head..... I laughed and said omg is this it?? lol it wasnt until she tightened the cap that i felt how cold it was. It was excruciating those first 15 mins thought my head would explode... at -5.9 0c!!! But i kept thinking of my daughter who is so scared of mommy having no hair and told myself not to be a wimp lol :-)
So side effects of round 1 havent been to bad, so far!! felt a bit sick last night and pretty bad cramps in my stomach legs and feet but it didnt last long and keep getting a dodgy taste in my mouth.
I always remind myself just how lucky i am to of caught this in time and it seems to help me through each hurdle, i stick my fingers up to the disease it to get through each day :-)
Hope your all well,
Emma xx :-)
