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Chelee · 01-04-2007, 07:33 PM

Sounds like Sue is right on schedule. At least for me the 3rd day was ALWAYS the worse after chemo.

First & 2nd day was always easy. That 3rd day I was wiped out and felt awful and absolutely no appetite at all. Just misrable. Had to force myself to eat small amounts of food to keep my strength up. Eating or drinking anything was HARD for me.

I had TCH...it was bad enough. But from what I've heard...the AC is even harder. So I am really sorry to hear how bad Sue is feeling. I can only imagine how difficult it is for you to see how bad she feels. But just think...thats one trt out of the way. Its not easy...but she will get through this. She is so blessed to have you there to help her through this. She needs to just take one day at a time...thats all you can do. She needs to listen to her body and rest. Seriously...it usually is the 3rd day that it hits the hardest. Comes on out of the blue and wham. But it slowly starts getting better until the next trt.

Some people get through chemo easier then others...but for me I went from my bed to the couch on alot of days. I was so tired and hurt all over it seemed. Feeding the dogs was an effort. But then things would slowly get alittle better before my next chemo. I would have some good days. But again, everyone is different, some people actually work through their trts...which I don't know how they do it? Tough women! I just kept trying to remind myself that the chemo was kicking some cancer behind!!!

Make sure she keeps the water going as hard as that is sometimes. That is important as you know. Little bits of food...whatever she can get down. Its hard to see now...but there is light at the end of the tunnel.

I'm sending Sue warm healing thoughts and prayers.

You both hang in there.

Chelee

01-04-2007, 07:33 PM	#3
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Sounds like Sue is right on schedule. At least for me the 3rd day was ALWAYS the worse after chemo. First & 2nd day was always easy. That 3rd day I was wiped out and felt awful and absolutely no appetite at all. Just misrable. Had to force myself to eat small amounts of food to keep my strength up. Eating or drinking anything was HARD for me. I had TCH...it was bad enough. But from what I've heard...the AC is even harder. So I am really sorry to hear how bad Sue is feeling. I can only imagine how difficult it is for you to see how bad she feels. But just think...thats one trt out of the way. Its not easy...but she will get through this. She is so blessed to have you there to help her through this. She needs to just take one day at a time...thats all you can do. She needs to listen to her body and rest. Seriously...it usually is the 3rd day that it hits the hardest. Comes on out of the blue and wham. But it slowly starts getting better until the next trt. Some people get through chemo easier then others...but for me I went from my bed to the couch on alot of days. I was so tired and hurt all over it seemed. Feeding the dogs was an effort. But then things would slowly get alittle better before my next chemo. I would have some good days. But again, everyone is different, some people actually work through their trts...which I don't know how they do it? Tough women! I just kept trying to remind myself that the chemo was kicking some cancer behind!!! Make sure she keeps the water going as hard as that is sometimes. That is important as you know. Little bits of food...whatever she can get down. Its hard to see now...but there is light at the end of the tunnel. I'm sending Sue warm healing thoughts and prayers. You both hang in there. Chelee __________________ DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes. Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs. Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06 Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07 3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07 9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV. 9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa 9-29-09 Power Port Placement 10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head. 11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed 12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa. 3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed. 4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone. 5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy. Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time. 7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.