27-07-2017, 10:15 AM
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Chemo
Well tablet form I was told is gentler than the iv type I had previously, they are right but it's still knocking me around rather.So tired, nausea etc but my hair is still on my head so I guess I can't complain.
But anyone else prescribed it don't expect it to be as gentle as they suggest, it's still pretty difficult to live with.
I'm off to oncologist tomorrow to talk about how it's all going, scan and chat type thingy.
I'm not sure way I'm feeling I can go alone and I don't want to take grace with me feeling like this so one of my neighbours has offered to have her while my husband takes me to the hospital. He's not happy his boss made a remark about him going part time, he's only had two days as holiday off and two hours tomorrow hardly a persistent offender
Anyway here's hoping scan shows all is working well and they say I am so well I can stop the chemo
back in the real world I've another 10 weeks of it I know.
27-07-2017, 10:27 AM
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Re: Chemo
My very best wishes to you. I was supposed to undergo 30 weekly sessions of IV chemo last summer, but had to call a halt to it after eleven weeks. During that time I had two admissions of eight days due to kidney damage caused by the chemo. Since then I have had no treatment, nor follow-up, except three monthly by the stoma nurse.I know what you are going through, my skin and hair still are not back to normal. Keep fighting..
27-07-2017, 10:38 AM
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Good luck Julie
, I will be thinking of you every step of the way. It's hard having to cope with some medication isn't it.
We often take our health for granted until some nasty thing comes out of the blue and slaps us in the face don't we.
It does put the rest of life in perspective and concentrates the mind on the important things....
Do you use any mediation or breathing techniques , they can help to calm things down and focus your mind away from the treatment
27-07-2017, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Meg
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Good luck Julie , I will be thinking of you every step of the way. It's hard having to cope with some medication isn't it.
We often take our health for granted until some nasty thing comes out of the blue and slaps us in the face don't we.
It does put the rest of life in perspective and concentrates the mind on the important things....
Do you use any mediation or breathing techniques , they can help to calm things down and focus your mind away from the treatment
27-07-2017, 01:49 PM
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Re: Chemo
Hi Julie,Sending best wishes to you and hope the scan goes well.
My brother started his radiotherapy a week ago. He has 9 weeks of it, Monday to Friday, but excluding bank holidays. As it is for his prostate cancer he has to have an enema as soon as he gets to the hospital (he and my SiL have the transport pick up), drink plenty of water, then when ready under the machine for 7 minutes. Then they can go home. He has to repeat the performance daily. Said he gets up at 5.
Weekends is chasing after themselves, doing shopping, house work etc. And seeing her two daughters and the GC.
And he still has the hormone implant.
Me and my sisters know what it's like to have that horrible disease in the family.
I really wish you well. Xx.
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