[Jean]

Hi There,
I had TCH...
Well, you will more than likely loose your hair. Yes, there is muscle ache
but it is doable..I took Alieve for the joint pain (mostly in legs) I would
also keep a pillow under my legs. I also found warm baths soothing.
As far as nauesa, make sure you take your meds even if you feel great.
My mistake was I did not think I needed them since I was feeling fine
and then two days later it caught me and once the nauesa takes hold it is difficult to get control. So take your meds even if you feel nothing.
You may have to take steriods and the side effects are water weight gain, and keeping you a bit buzzed...I had trouble sleeping on those days.
I ended up taking a mild sleeping pill Sonata...which helped. I had to take the steriods the day before - day of treatment and day after.
I found that day of teatment was fine and the next day was a normal day. After two days I would feel the kick from the treatment. Therefore, since I was working I would book my treatments on Thur. and this way I had the weekend to rebound, if Monday I was not up to it I would work at home. Most often by Monday I was feeling better. Mostly drained and tired over the weekend. The treatments are cumulative in nature so halfway through treatment I think that was the hardest, by then you are on the home stretch. Some take vit. B6 to avoid neuropathy (you may or may not have this reaction) I did have neuropathy at the very end of treatment. I was surprised since it occured after my last treatment.
It has taken a year to feel better. But I still have some neuropathy in my toes. Your finger nails will become brittle...some of the ladies had put
frozen packs on their fingers to avoid problems (I did not) ...I also did not have any issues with my fingers.

If you have any other questions don't hesitate to reach out to me.
You will do fine as you will be prepared for treatment. Eat healthy
and flush your body with water during treatment. Wishing you luck.

Hugs,
Jean