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  • Chemo Side Effects - Hints & Tips

    Irishgirl16
    Feeling like a pro after 4 cycles of Docetaxel, Carboplatin, Herceptin and Pertuzumab, I thought I'd share a few things I wish I'd known before chemo started to help me manage it more effectively from the start. My first piece of advice is - Don't Pa...

  • Chemo Cycle 4 (2 more to go)

    Irishgirl16
    The pattern of side effects continues to be remarkably similar.  No issues for the first 3 days, then days 4-6 saw a little nausea and indigestion (but no sickness) but once again a strong need for Imodium tablets and retaining close proximity t...

  • Sunny Bank Holiday Weekend

    Irishgirl16
    Wow! Summer has arrived in the South West....at last.  The wettest of wet Mays really began to get to me but this weekend weather was superb.  It felt like we were on holiday in Europe, relaxing in the garden, nice BBQs, using the pizza ove...

  • A balancing act

    Irishgirl16
    Not the circus type of balancing act unfortunately, but trying to manage the impacts of various drugs in my body on the days around my 3 weekly chemo treatment. First the steroids, 4 tablets with both breakfast and lunch the day before, 4 with breakf...

  • It’s been a long 21 days

    Irishgirl16
    It feels like a very long time since cycle 3, not helped by the wettest, coldest, windiest May on record. On a positive note, I had my side effects well under control this time; the weird taste and nausea was shorter and I was definitely less tired, ...
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