Hello my name is Heather I have just been diagnosed with brest cancer last week for the first time (and last I hope) Both my sisters have had cancer,one died seven month ago Im a bit scared of what to expect with the chemo. Can anyone tell me how soon after the treatment do you start to feel ill? How soon do you lose your hair?
Hi Jean, the oncologist gave me a fantastic tablet last time which was anti fungal. I didn't get the horrible tongue or ulcers. I have thrown the packet but will get more tomorrow so I will let you know the name.xx
Hi everyone, Chelle a bit of both really, just felt weird thats all. Post those forms off no matter how well you sound ok it's what you're entitled to.
Sam you soon be feeling more yourself from your chemo last wed - i get paranoia sometimes in shops more so on my own as ok when got friend to chat with - as forget all other stuff then.
Blossom so glad you doing good and you prob home with boys and hubby now. Keep well
Paula your meal sounds great I too time nice meals out when can taste food, and i have enjoyed walking trevor for a good hour after tea but am tired when get back. Its just matter of going with your flow. Great news about your sisters op tomorrow - Wed going to be busy day for your both - hope your new chemo is kinder too :-) I still have lashes and brows ?? not complaining one bit, BUT hubby laughing at me for shaving my head as it keeps growing back prickly in places- only got some patches of totally smooth - he laughing as said "i bet you werent going to lose is and you shaved it off" but it was bad enough to get rid of and i dont regret it. and i shave my legs and they grow back and underarms???? does this sound familiar.
Jean, Paula, Kay I too smoke stopped for 3 days after came out hospital from ops and then had appt with consultant on day 3 and was told needed chemo and grade 3 - i blubbered out of the hospital and the pressure of wanting to do something BAD hit home when i arrived home and the phone was going and mobile texts asking how i went on the kids wanted to know where id been as was very late coming back and was worried as couldnt contact them so i had cigarette and what shame as was using the patches and was coping brill - you know when you are just really focussed. Oh well i am doing the same - got too much spare time on hands now to stop so will stop after it all over though i have heard that radiotherapy works better if you have stopped - hmmmm?
Go Kay good luck with stopping - you have a good reason to work at it - and that should help.
My 3rd FEC chemo tomorrow and mum busy so dad coming in with me (he faints easily so usually sits outside) so we see how he does tomorrow - also asked hubby take me to chemo 4 as he is too blazay about me going through all this not very sympathetic so i think he needs be involved bit more to see what i have to go through. So here comes zombie week and food tasting like muck again. Kids on hand to walk trevor as up till recently he not have walks and now goes out twice a day. Can just picture me crashed on settee as he chews my carpet and pinches the fake coals off the fire - and i be sat there going - WHATEVER TREVOR. hahaha
I can't believe how many of us smoke, or used to. It's made me feel much better! Haven't had any now for 3 days. The patches do seem to be helping, as I'm not getting that desperate, 'I need to kill someone' feeling I've always got before when I've tried to stop.
I'm going to have to do these posts in conjunction with Word and paste them in future. I thought I'd remembered what everyone had said, and where they were in the cycles of treatment, but I haven't, so I'll just say hope the metal mouth isn't too bad for those of you currently suffering, and wish Paula's sister well for her op.
Kay you are doing so well, keep it up!!!!!!! Kev, don't forget we are here if you fancy a moan, that's if you can bare all these women offering you advice lol. Seriously we are here if you need us x Steff, I know I shouldn't laugh but I am creased up with visions of Trevor wrecking the house whilst you are on the sofa lol I think taking hubby along to chemo is a great idea, reality and all that. Keep your chin up and have a nice big steak when the taste buds return. My sister has now been admitted and they have had to tranquilise her, she dosen't cope well with being ill. I have convinced Mum to come home to see Dad as he has been on his own for two and a half weeks and I haven't been much help with chemo etc. Anyway for a laugh last night I put my mobile under my wig and when it started ringing the whole restaurant couldn't figure out where it was coming from, my mates were beside themselves under the table. SORRY, gotta get my laughs where I can these days lol xxx
Hi everyone, I can stand all the moaning or is it just exchanging moments!! lets call it the latter shall we it sounds better. I try not to moan (sorry said it now) as life is too short. Paula how funny was that phone ringing, I did laugh (ta), should have been on vibrate. When I read what everyone says on here it brings back what Di went through and is a bit like listening to her so carry on "exchanging moments". Glad to see some of you are trying to stop smoking. I smoked when I was wait for it eight years old, my dad caught me and made me smoke one of his really strong ciggies and I was as sick as a "Trevor" but it cured me and was the best thing that he done to me. Speak later, Kev xx
i went to the hospital yesterday to have my dressings removed and to see how its healing. They are well pleased with me. they d also tested all the tissue that they removed during the operation, and ITS ALL CLEAR. the lymph nodes were too. i said bloody bollox, so you didnt need to take them out then. He said well they were effected so it was for the best, i know it waas for the best. i was just having a laugh with him. im so lucky cos my surgeon has a good sense of humour, so he takes my comments well. He said that i might not have to have radiotherapy, hes got to talk to oncology first.
Im still very sore, got to start doing some more exercises tomorrow.
Jean, i had the coated tongue, i used mouth wash, nystatin (instead of daktarin) and was also prescribed fluconazole. it really
did help.
someone earlier said about their feet and hands hurting. i found e45 cream on my feet helped ( someone here recommended it). and for hands, well it was my fingers really, ive just kept my nails cut down and that helps too.
Did anyone watch that on tv last night and night before on SKY1. i thought it was quite good.
Keep getting better, girl. Thanks for the tips for the tongue and fingers.
Keep doing the excercises, they really help. Occasionally it's 2 steps forward and 1 step backwards but keep doing them. In the long run they really help to heal up the internal scarrring. I still do them 3 times a day, every day.
Paula and Stef.................more chemo today. Will be thinking of you.
Off to the docs this afternoon to have dodgy fingers checked out.
Huge hugs to you
