Tnbc starting chemotherapy 10th Dec anyone with similar treatment plan

Hi

I had chemo similar to your six years ago and also had to have a round of injections every day for a week. I couldn't do them with and I managed to arrange for the district nurse to come in each day and do them for me

Maybe give your surgery a call to see if they can help with that.

All the best with your treatment.

1. Sylvia 

Hi thanks for replying the surgery have said that the drugs are able to be self administered and they do not provide this service, ny neighbour has kindly agreed and another gp that lives on the road said she will help. I need to do this for 3 days every week

Hi that's good news. 

Keep positive with your treatment. And having the port is not too bad so keep your spirits up. 

Hello I’ve got through it and so will you. My neighbour did some of my injections until I realised the needles are so sharp that if you pinch an inch you can’t even feel it.  You will smash it. 
Advice - remember you may look ok and feel ok but your immune system is going to take a battering so stay away from crowds, small children and school germs if possible ( I caught chickenpox again and it landed me in hospital) . Be kind to yourself and the bad days will pass. Get out and walk as much. This helped me a lot. 

I had a PIC  line not a port but this was easy and I didn’t feel it. 

best wishes to you for your treatment and before know know it you’ll be on your post radio immunotherapy like me xx 

Hi ya thanks for this we have now decided on a picc line, I think its easier, I know i will get through the other side, thanks for being there all it really helps

Hi

Having a port put in was slightly grim - I too am pretty squeamish - but I must say once it’s in it’s a complete godsend. So given you’ve got quite a lot to get through this might be the best option. Once it’s in it is no bother whatsoever and takes away virtually all the stress of them administering the drugs

Best wishes x

Hi

Yes I had a picc line too and it's very easy then to have the drugs. Keep strong you will get through it. And like the other poster said keep away from potential places to pick up anything while your immune system is low. 

All the best to you let us know how you are getting on, 

Thank you all 

Amazon have PICC line covers so you can still have a bath/shower. 

Thank you, today is a bad day woke up crying and can't stop i think its the time of year, had my hair cut and just panicked about the treatment will it work what if and all that, but like us all I will need to push on and just focus on day to day xx