FINALLY had my 1st Cycle of TCH...

[SusanN]

Whew...I'll admit...I was full of anxiety when my port was first accessed...praying all the way!!!!

Monday, April 1st (No Foolin'!!) of all days...had Herceptin...then, day 2, Taxol/Carbo...

I really can't complain so far, however, RIGHT before I started, I "thought" I had a yeast infection, (YUCK), sorry...more than you all want to know :(...then, I decided NOT to second guess myself, turns out, I have a UTI!! Sure glad I got on this!!

Ohhh, all of a sudden, I have acne...hmmm...anyone???

I've been pushing the FLUIDS...trying to really stay on it!!!

Lord Willing, with HIS STRENGTH, every 21 days..., then a year of Herceptin!

Thanks ALWAYS for your love and encouragement...know I'm sending up prayers for all of you!! :)

[KsGal]

I think that the acne type reaction is fairly common, although I didn't have a lot of difficulties with that myself. Yes, push push the fluids! I thought TCH was fairly easy to tolerate (okay, easy to tolerate for CHEMO), but remember that the side effects build with each round so try to plan for that a bit. I remember being quite relieved getting that first treatment under my belt. I had built it up so much in my mind and heard so many stories, I had really psyched myself out! It wasn't nearly as scary as I had made it out to be in my mind. Lots of prayers and positive energy headed your way. :)

[Jackie07]

Susan,

The new schedule is interesting, yet makes sense.

The targeted Herceptin is pumped first (Day 1) and then T+C the next day. An extra trip with possibly a huge payout!

I've been having lots of UTI's since my BC diagnosis almost 10 years ago ... I now pop high-strength cranberry pills almost daily and try to remember drinking enough fluid (the tumors in my brain seem to have affected my Stiety Center since I was little - eating/drinking has always been an conscious effort - possibly the reason why I enjoyed sports so much ... :)

Sending you good vibes.

[LeahM]

Susan stay as strong as you can! You can do this...no foolin!