When I arrived I met with my nurse where she settled me into my lazyboy and began to explain the pre-meds that would be given prior to the actual poison. I was given Decadron, a steroid med to help with a possible allergic reaction as well as nausea and vomitting from the chemo. The 2nd med was Zantac also to help prevent acid reflux and lastly a heavy dose of Benadryl for a possible reaction to the poison. I was informed that the side effect from Benadryl was sleepiness, let me tell you it knocked me out for the entire treatment.
I guess I expected the worst since my last treatments were pretty hard on me. I was tired when I got home, so I slept it off. No nausea was a first for me and it was great, the metal taste in the mouth was not so bad and the body soreness that I already had has not increased and remained stable.
I was amazed at how I bounced back so quickly. I was feeling great and energetic and I was happy and relieved that my daughter or husband did not have to see me helpless in a bed for the next 7-10 days, like with the past treatments.
I hope and pray that the next 8 treatments will be just as easy.
Another misconception that I had was that I assumed that with chemo comes weight loss, I was wrong. I lost almost 15 pounds from the moment I found the lump in November 2015 to my first treatment in March 2016. Let me tell you with all the poison and extra meds including steroids, and the forced menopause, the weight has all come back. I guess I will take the weight for now as long as this poison rids me of me cancer. I will worry about the weight loss after I am done with all my treatments.
Thank you
Franca
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