Chemo side effects

Hi Emma,

What chemo are you on? I was on EC then Paclitaxel.

EC wasn't fun at all. I was very fatigued and emotional and found it difficult to muster the energy to do much at all. I did manage walks every day with the help of my partner but if he'd left me alone, I wouldn't have gone out!

I didn't have many side effects from the Paclitaxel apart from some peripheral neuropathy which I still have now. I finished chemo at the end of August. It isn't bad and comes and goes but I also have arthritic type pain in my hands and feet. It eases with movement though.

Are you taking the anti-sickness regularly even when not feeling sick?

I had chat gpt draw me up a plan for smoothies to help replace vitamins and electolytes! It did a different one for each day after treatment and I think that helped. All I really wanted to eat was fruit so I guess that's what I needed.

It will get better I promise! I felt like I was going to feel like that for so long but your body is amazing and will find ways to make sure you get through it. There is an abundance of support for us!

xxx

Hi Emma, come and join us on the , RE: [Breast Cancer Group] Chemo treatment side affects. There are a few of us going through weekly treatment now. And there is already some good advice on there with what we are going through. 

Sending hugs 

Louise 

Thank you so so much Pyra. I really do appreciate this. 

And so sorry I should of said. I am on Carboplatin/paclitaxel, EC + pembrolizumab.

Hoping I can manage these side effects. I knew it was going to get worse, I just didn't know when.