Wow, sounds like you a got a ticket for the same bus I’ll be on!
Taxotere is the stuff I’ll be getting for the last 3 rounds, a very intensive concoction. And I’ll be on the 5 yr. plan with the Taxol after radiation, too.
The dexamethasone is some funny stuff, girl, on one hand it’s liable to wire you to the gills, and yet, make you eat like a horse. My onc. nurse told me I could actually GAIN weight during cancer treatment!! (so much for bikini season, *sigh* lol) My appetite hasn’t really decreased at all so far.
The one good thing is that it will tamp down the pukey feeling real well. But you will crash after you stop taking it and that’s when the flu-y symptoms begin and just laying in bed sounds like a good idea. You will be doing A LOT of TV watching on those days. : ) I tried reading in bed, and maybe it’s the chemo, but I can’t seem to focus like I used to. And I used to love to read! Your Netflix subscription will be getting a workout during chemo. (ours is!)
Next friday?? Did you get a port? Or will you be real soon?
Oncologist says he thinks I’ll get through four chemo cycles without a port.
I’ll be taking Dexamethasone (two a day the day before chemo and two the day of).
I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your sharing your experiences with me.
It’s almost like you’re an Indian scout out there leading the way. Just a couple of weeks ahead of me.
Blessings and prayers,
Jane Reinheimer