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Hi Shannon. Welcome to HER2Support. You've just hit the best website that I've ever discovered for us special HER2 women.
About advice:
Mouth sores are really common when you are on chemo. The trick is to keep your mouth bacteria down and make sure that your mouth is alkali. Before you start chemo get your mouth cleaned by a dental hygenist. My dentist recommended Biotene toothpaste (available behind the pharmastists counter for approx $12.) which has special enzymes which counteracts some of the side effects of chemo. Also rinse every night with baking soda & water mixture. This makes your mouth alkali. Start with your first day of chemo... don't wait until you have mouth sores.
Drink lots of water starting at least 2 days before chemo.
Don't worry about any horror stories you've heard about chemo. They have really developed good anti-nausea medication so your experience will probably won't be as bad as what people experienced even 5 years ago. I wasn't sick at all...
Studies show that exercise helps endure the chemo. I walked, skied, biked.
Take care,
Merridith
PS: If you want lots of info on HER2, check out "Articles of Interest" message board on this site. It's really good. MP
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