Due to start chemo in next few weeks - question about acrylic nails and hair dye

 Dolly_D Ninsim I have been thinking of you both the last few days as I know you had hospital days.

I hope you’re both ok and plans are being set for you.

Please do reach out if you need anything, even if it’s just some of my usual ramblings.

Take care

Breathe 

We’ve got this xxx

Hi JelloH Ninsim  

Thank you fir your messages. And thank you for reaching out and checking in with us JelloH .  It's been a bit of a crazy week with work, medical appointments and Christmas stuff.

I had my appointment on Wednesday with the clinical oncologist     I'll start chemo on 8th January.   I'll have 6 rounds three weeks apart.  they said they're giving me the strongest type as they reckon I'm fit enough to cope with it (no pressure!).   I'll also be having steroids,  hormone injections and I'll have to inject myself at home with something to boost whistle blood cell production.

But now I have a date it means I can enjoy Christmas and switch off a bit from it.   I've booked the week beginning 1st January off work to enjoy that week before chemo starts and see friends.   I'll have a friend visiting over from Japan that week too so at least I'll be able to see her before the chemo starts which will be nice as I've not seen her since 2019.

How are you nothing doing? 

 Ninsim 

That was meant to say *how are you both doing Ninsim JelloH 

I’m glad you’re keeping busy and making sure your eating all the festive treats!

Im glad to hear you now have your plan and that you get to now enjoy your Christmas. Ha, yes I was given the pressure of ‘you’ll be ok to take it..’ The home injections are fine, I have to do them for the first 7 days. It’s not painful at all, it’s just psyching yourself up to actually inject yourself. But once you’ve done it and realise it’s fine it becomes easy. I was told to be mine before bed so that if it gets a bit achy you sleep, hopefully, through it.

Hope you manage to enjoy your time with friends and family. Take care xxx

 JelloH  ah that's good to know that you're finding the injections manageable   I think you're right about the 0sychibg yourself up to do it but it sure it'll become second nature  

And thank you.  I wish you a lovely and relaxed Christmas and new year   I'll be checking in to see how you and Ninsim  are getting on.     Big hugs to you both xxx 

Wow you're pretty amazing!

You'll be starting chemo on the 8th, Im booked in to have sentinel node clearance on the 8th. Its in 2 lymph nodes so opted for clearance (had to choose that or radio at the end- how to choose???)

so not the greatest JelloH  but like Dolly_D it will be chemo but wont see oncologist until february now. Dont know what to do really with the choice of clearance/radio - just too much for my brain to cope with but had to decide to get a date

 Ninsim I've not heard of a sentenial node clearance, what does that involve? Is it removing them?

 it's a lot though isn't it when you're pressured into making decisions about things we knew nothing about up until now.

I'm sure your decision will  be the right one.  And at least you've got some dates booked in now so can try to switch off as much as you can between now and 8th January   

Yes removal of all. I've been on Dr. Liz O'Riordans instagram and podcast which os really good. Im not a podcast person but Im venturing into it- apple podcast on my iphone had it on it, never clicked on it before!

Switching off is hard but trying x

 Ninsim oh I'll have a look fir the podcast. Thank you for mentioning it.  I weirdly started listening to podcasts at the start of this year, I'd never bothered with them before.

That's good that you're trying to switch off even though it's hard to do   XX

Merry Christmas Dolly_DD  and all on this thread x