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Hello, l'm Rachel. A routine mammogram identified a small lump in my left breast back in February. Roll on to today and I've had the lump removed, it was a stage 1, grade 3 tumor and on 30/5 I had my first chemotherapy infusion. Last weekend I felt great, this week I've come back down to earth and haven't felt so great. I guess I thought I'd be able to carry on as normal but it's not worked out that way... I'm happy to share my experience and hoping to read how others in a similar situation have coped.

RunnerJen 7 hours ago

Hi, I’m quite new here too, only posted on a couple of threads. I was diagnosed in Feb too, right side, two tumours, one grade 1 and one grade3. I had mastectomy and DIEP flap reconstruction 1 April. I need chemotherapy but still have a wound that hasn’t healed. I’m booked for my first chemo on June 20th but I think it’s going to be delayed as I can’t see this wound healing by then. Can I ask what chemo you are having? I’m due for EC-T, 6 sessions in total, 3 EC and 3 docetaxel. How are you feeling with it? And are you cold capping? Hope you feel better again soon.

Rachel naively optimistic 3 hours ago in reply to RunnerJen

Hi Jen,

I'm having four infusions of docetaxel / cyclophosphamide over a 12 week period. My second session is on 20th June. I am using a cold cap, I tolerated it the first time around and am hopeful that I'll continue to be able to manage it, I didn't find it too bad so it should be ok

I found the infusion itself to be fine (that was on Friday, 30th May) and the day after I was, in hindsight, quite high, we had a full day, walking the dog, going out for drinks, it was a pretty normal Saturday. I slowed down a bit on day 3 and by day 4, I was not so great. I can't say I felt ill but I had no energy and a haunting nausea. I was intending to work last week but I didn't manage it. I feel guilty because I haven't been ill as such but I'm drained. I could sleep during the day to start with but not so much now. On day 5 I started developing a rash on my decolletage, it's got progressively worse, yesterday I was prescribed an antihistamine but today I needed an emergency prescription for a second antihistamine and lotion, hopefully it will calm down now.

Today, having read a blog on here, I started taking the emergency anti sickness pills, I think I will continue to take these. I didn't really feel I could justify talking them to start with as the nausea wasn't too bad, but despite not being bad, it was always there. I think thanks to these pills, I did have a short spell today when I felt myself again, then I had to have a lie down

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