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Hi Care4 welcome to the forum. What a good idea being prepared beforehand. I don't have any experience of chemo or immunotherapy but some of the lovely folks on here will be along soon to offer up tips and information that they found useful. Best wishes for the treatment ..x

Thanks so much Xxx

Hi there. I was diagnosed mid-September with tnbc and have been receiving treatment since the 25th of October.  Iam currently receiving 12 weekly Paclitaxel treatments with Carboplatin every 3rd week. Then after this I will have 4x EC treatment every 3 weeks for 12 weeks. So far it’s been manageable for me, but the weeks I’m getting Carboplatin I do feel more nauseous and tired. I have been eating normally but not so much when feeling nauseous. I try to drink more liquid, but am struggling with plain so am trying some diluted juice. They do give you tablets for nausea, but everyone responds differently so you will have to wait and see. I am also iusing the cold cap every week and so far (6 of 12 sessions completed) I have managed to keep most of my hair, bit a lot of people say EC treatment is a lot harsher so I don’t know if the cap will be successful with that. Good luck with your treatment and just try to rest when needed. Do you have someone to help with looking after your children? Mine are teenagers so I didn’t really have to worry about that aspect too much. Any other questions, please do ask. 
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