FINALLY had my 1st Cycle of TCH...
 

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!! :)

Re: FINALLY had my 1st Cycle of TCH...
 

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. :)

Re: FINALLY had my 1st Cycle of TCH...
 

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.

Re: FINALLY had my 1st Cycle of TCH...
 

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