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Re: Just for fun! Chemo and cravings
I have a serious sugar problem - I love it :-). During chemo, the only things that tasted like food were chocolate danish and chocolate chip cookies. While I forced myself to eat "good for you" food, I didn't deprive myself either. I ate a lot of turkey sandwiches for lunch along with non-creamy soups - chicken, veggie, etc.
For me, the worst taste side effect was coffee. I am a coffee lover and I just couldn't stomach the taste. Starting drinking tea.
The good news is that your normal taste buds do come back after chemo.
Bottom line (to me), eat anything that you can get down and if you enjoy something - why the hell not? Chemo is hard enough without depriving yourself.
Best
Janis
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March, 2000: 48, Post menopausal (5 yrs HRT) Left breast, IDC 3mm/DCIS 1.6cm, ER+/PR-/Her2+++, mod differentiated, MIB low, lumpectomy, node neg via SNB, rads=33 Stage 1a
June, 2000: Tamox 4.5 years,Femara for 5 years (end in Jan. 2010)
Sept, 2012: 61, Via mamm, ultrasound, biopsy, right breast, 2.3cm tumor, ER+/PR-/Her2+++, poorly diff, KI67 60-70%
BRCA 1 and 2 negative
October, 2012: Bi Mast with tissue expanders, port placement
Final Path: IDC 2.8cm, DCIS, 1/4 sentinal nodes positive (@#$%). Stage IIB
Nov 29, 2012: Begin TCH/6x/every 3 wks, H for 1 year/every 3 weeks.
March 14, 2013: Finished chemo
April 9, 2013: Begin radiation 28x
May 22, 2013: Finished rads
June 1st, 2013: Started Aromasin for 5 yrs.
July 15, 2013: Switched to Letrozole (Femara). Probably for the rest of my life
October 16, 2013: Exchange surgery
October 31, 2013: Finished Herceptin
December 5, 2013: Port removed
Glad this year is over!
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