First Chemo treatment done

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...and they've got to be kidding that it gets worse.

Sue was told that she was going to get a heavy dose of AC, but they should have mentioned the truckloads... The preventative shot to keep her white blood cells from dropping came the day after. Her counts are good, they just want them to stay that way.

The first and second days were a breeze, today she is totally wiped out, not moving from the couch, and feels like she was beat with a bat.
She tells me that she can't imagine it is going to get worse than this, and then she cries. Nausea is ok, meds seem to keep it on the low side, but her appetite is gone.
I am convinced that she has the flu on top of it, since I seemed to have a mild case...
She has no fever thankfully, but she is a very sick girl tonight. She is so athletic and healthy, it is really upsetting to see her like this, I've never seen her like this.

All of your advice on this subject has been right on the money. She took the meds before nausea really set in like you've all said, and she hasn't really gotten hit with that side of it. Drinking lots and lots of water. We're hoping tomorrow brings relief. There's always that one friend who offers pot, but she's saying no. We don't use (we don't even drink), but if it made her feel better than she should have at it. This, completely and entirely, sucks.
As always, your experiences really helped prepare us for this.
Thank you all for being here