**JANUARY BREAST CANCER CHEMO**

Dclem4,  Some foods & water taste really salty and I’m getting a little bit of heartburn.  I got my injection today, cross my fingers no aches. I got some antihistamines just in case. Starting to get constipation so I took some meds and my tongue & teeth feel weird. So I’ve been swishing with biotene.
I’m glad you headache is going away. 
Cupotea, sleep is evading me too but now the steroids are done, I’m hoping I can sleep more than 2-3 hours.

Hi 

I was on the five day course and they gave me real aches and pains. I mentioned to my chemo nurse and got changed to the one dose injection. Apparently it's more expensive so think they try the five dose one first. You can only try asking again. Take care. 

I was pleased to just have the one....hubby was enjoying giving me the five day one too much

I did my first injection this morning,  I was dreading it.  But it was surprisingly easy, no sting at all.  I'd had my husband on back up to do it.  I do have a nice band of tummy fat which probably helped and also popped it in my bra to warm it up 

Got my injection today too, someone suggested doing it in the evening then if I felt rubbish could go to bed so I’m going to try that today. Hoping my lockdown tummy fat helps 

I’ve had no bother with sleeping as had my two lots of dexamethasone and ondansetron at 7am and 12.3/1pm as suggested by chemo nurse. I’ve also used a Michael Seeley sleep hypnosis on healing, happiness and hope on YouTube which helps me nod off...I never hear it all consciously, which doesn’t matter as your brain takes in the positive affirmations, and wake up to take my headphones out when he says ‘goodnight’ then straight back to sleep 

I hope everyone’s SE are manageable over the next few days and sleeping is better.  homie your taste buds and heartburn settle down soon

I'm now at day 9 after my first session of FEC, this has taken a lot more out of me than the paclitaxel and carboplatin, but thankfully I'm now starting to feel better. The fatigue is worse so I have to pace myself carefully and I'm suffering with a sore mouth.

, I've suffered with heartburn ever since I started chemo, not had it before then, the doctors put me on omeprazole, this has really helped me.

Dclem4 Cupotea, hope you are doing okay after your first sessions and the SE are not too bad. I'm down to one injection, I originally had three but my body went crazy making too many white blood cells so the dose was reduced. 

Daydreamer6, how are things with you?

Hope everyone else is getting on okay

I’m also having FEC treatment, day 10 I felt more myself, I also have a sore mouth, sensitive gums, keep useing sensitive tooth paste, sensitive mouth wash and Ulcer pastels, it dose ease it a little.

Hope everyone is coping ok with side effects x

Hi Crawler try bonjela for the ulcers and a child's soft toothbrush . Also keep an eye out for oral thrush I used to get ulcers and use mouthwash etc and then immediately days with them would get oral thrush fir a few days . Unit gave me stuff for thrush . Keep well 

Thanks Northener, I’ll try the Bongela x

I got some sleep finally maybe 6 hours. I woke up to achy knees so I called after lunch & told to take Tylenol. I drank berry infused water today & it was good. Tongue & gums still feel sore, add a salt/baking soda water gargling. I did some laps inside the house today after the pain meds kicked in.  It was too cold outside today. 
Stillcurly Does the achiness get worst with each injection? Maybe I’ll ask for the single injection. 

Hi Hollythecat & all. After the initial yucky/sleepy/emotionally unstable  5-7 days I’ve not been doing too badly with EC fingers crossed. Hot flushes still waking me regularly at night but I found a hand held fan so I wave that around a bit to help cool me down. Maybe I’ll add some castanets and do a little flamenco dance during the night! 

I was extremely sluggish with my previous Docetaxol HP and due to my pertuzamab allergy had to regularly take anti-histamine & tetracycline antibiotics which may not have helped. I think perhaps I’m used to the lethargy.  I haven’t been for a walk longer than 15minutes since I started chemo. I find gentle yoga helps me and I potter around the house quite a bit, duster in hand lol! I’m very lucky that my husband ordinarily does all the cooking, so no change there. 

I can’t remember what chemo everyone is on so this may or may not help...  I had the salty taste for about a week every time during my docetaxol HP and some foods tasted really odd. I found that I (husband lol) had to add honey or something like sweet potato to my main meal and that helped. I regularly brush with soft toothbrush & use slightly medicated mouthwash. Fortunately I haven’t had any sore mouth issues. I feel grateful for this! 

Sending love & hugs and hoping those of you feeling particularly yucky start to perk up again soon xx