Hi all I am new to the group so don't really know what to say but I was diagnosed with breast cancer on New year's Eve and have had 2 surgerys and have had 2 lots of chemo I was wondering if any one else knew if the side effects would be considerably worse the second time compared to the first have been so poorly with second lot
Hi Tinac44 welcome to the the forum and sorry to hear how poorly that you are feeling.
Im not sure about the effects of chemo as I didnt have chemo but ill insert a link to the Chemo thread on here for you and you need only click on that and repost ( you can copy and paste save you retyping it all again if that helps) your questions and lots of lovely folks in there currently undergoing chemo like you that will be able to offer some helpful answers for you as well as a general chat.
I think the chemo can be cumulative so the second dose can make you feel worse than the first but do ask the folks in the chemo thread as they will know more.
Well done on completing 2 cycles. It’s difficult to say about side effects as everyone is different, but some rounds do seem to be worse than others. I have just had round 5 so just one more left. The last 2 were Docetaxel and the first one of these was the worst for me. Know that’s not very useful but don’t be too down hearted hopefully no 3 will be better.
Make sure you talk to your team they will be able to help elevate most of the side effects, so don’t just suffer and think that it has to be endured.
Hope all goes well and your feeling better soon .
Kathryn
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