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Re: TCH Side Effects
Your first day will be behind you soon. That is a good feeling. As Jean said, the anticipation is worse than the event. She gave you good suggestions about dressing warm and comfortably. Treatment rooms are always cold! Mine provided warmed blankets. They also served sandwich lunches because I was there most of a day each time. Have some diversion. Books, iPod. I kept a journal. Bring snacky things. The premeds made me hungry. Stay hydrated. I used to doze off due to the Benedryl in the IV. I only got steroids the day of the infusion. Never took any fingernail precautions and they were okay. We are all different.
I was very perky the day following tx but crashed around the 3rd day.
Have easy to eat food at home. Protein dense. Like yogurt, cheese, soups. Dont try to be Betty Crocker. My appetite and energy tanked
My onc suggested I take Glutamine daily (powder you mix with liquid) as it may help with neuropathy. Check with your doc. And be careful about other supplements. I just heard a lecture by the chief of our Cancer Center where she told us that suplements can interfere with the chemo drugs. Tell your doc everything you are taking.
Good luck. Keep us posted. And keep the faith.
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Bonnie
Post menopause
May 2007 Core biopsy, Rt breast
ER+, Pr-, HER2 +++, Grade 3
Ki-67: 90%
"suspicious area" left breast
Bilateral mastectomy, (NED on left) May 2007
Sentinel Node Neg
Stage 1, DCIS with microinvasion, 3 mm, mostly removed during the biopsy....
Femara (discontinued 7/07) Resumed 10/07
OncoType score 36 (July 07)
Began THC 7/26/07 (d/c taxol and carboplatin 10/07)
Began Herceptin alone 10/07
Finished Herceptin July /08
D/C Femara 4/10 (joint pain/trigger thumb!)
5/10 mistakenly dx with lung cancer. Middle rt lobe removed!
Aromasin started 5/10
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