My breast cancer chemo diary

  • Update on progress

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi all, well am having the day  off work today.  Had a sore throat this morning and since the period of low blood levels is starting tomorrow, I thought it best to have a rest.  I am not too bad otherwise.  Energy levels are fairly good.  I've had an on and off poppy tummy and that embarrassing burping, though I think that was down to the anti sickness drugs as certainly the last couple of days since I came off the drugs seems…

  • My first course done...

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi all, well I went along on Wednesday.  Pretty terrified actually due to the famous side effects, and it has been 6 weeks since I had a cannula in me!  They are probably going to use a PICC line as it's my hospital's policy to use these as much as poss to protect the veins, so I've got that to look forward to!

    The process itself was easy, took less than an hour once I'd done the wait bit (3 hours).  I came…

  • Starting on this blog idea...

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    I am keen to keep a record of my experiences with chemo and treatment for breast cancer.  So introductions...I was diagnosed mid-December last year after finding a lump in November.  Couldn't believe it when the scans and biopsy showed it was cancer though I was suspicious when in my follow up appt from the biopsy I was called for ultrasound and mammagrams again...anyway since then I have had a mastectomy and axillary node…