Hi, im new here and I had a mastectomy on my left breast in July 2020. I had triple negative breast cancer stage 3. I had chemo (FEC) which left me hospitalised and filled with fear, it was so traumatic. I only had the first session. A few months later I had knitting type stitch pain, very slight but my fear made me get it investigated. In July this year 2021 scan showed bone cancer 3 lesions on my spine. I was devastated, I have been so emotional and frightened. I have agreed to start chemo again in January , I have been putting chemo off because of my fear, but with a bit less stronger drug than before but am terrified. Does anyone know what effect the drug Capecitabine or Vinorelbine has on your body? I get sick so easily. My daughter is getting married in May 2022. I so want to be there but looking and feeling healthy so I know I have to try chemo again. I try to stay up beat but every morning I cry. My first experience of chemo has affected me so much, i feel like I need hypnotised to cope. An oncologist is trying to get a clinical physcologist to speak with me. Love to hear what you think. Thank you.
Hi, I am sorry you had such an awful time on chemo, but the treatment you had is often one of the grimmest for people, albeit not to the extent you suffered. There are other very effective drugs which do not seem to cause such bad side effects. Cape has the advantage of being a pill and seems to be effective without bad side effects.
I have had AC, ECs nasty precursor, which was horrible but only four lots. I then had paclitaxel which most folk tolerate well, but it just didn’t work for me. Not all chemo is the same thank good
. You find something that works and is tolerable.
