I started high dose Paclitaxel and Carboplatin on 10th July (6 three weekly cycles for Stage 4 endometrial cancer). I’ve been very lucky as I’ve had few side effects; no nausea or fatigue - just a “hangover” feeling and a bit of acid reflux and leg pain. By day 5 I’ve felt perfectly normal and have been able to continue to work. I’m retiring at Christmas and didn’t want to spoil my last few months of a career that I love. I tried the cold cap, but lost a large amount of hair. I just had it cropped and wore wigs as soon as it started to shed. No one has noticed! The wig from the hospital is amazing, and my hairdresser arranged to have others made for me which he cut and coloured. Once I got used to it, it’s so convenient! Saves me half an hour in the morning! So, all was going well until last weekend- we went away for the weekend and I developed neutropenic sepsis and a large and very unpleasant abscess in my bottom - ouch! The result was emergency hospital admission and surgery early this week. I’m well again thankfully but so frustrated as I cannot continue chemotherapy until the (deep) wound has fully healed. I should have had chemotherapy today; I’ve a CT scan next week and a consultant appointment early in September but I’m so frustrated by this setback!
rant over!
