gblaneThe adriamycin was first administered and went fine. As soon as the cytoxan started, I started to feel bad - weak, listless, like lying down. That continued. Anybody else have that kind of problem? Any suggested solutions? My next appointment is in a week and a half
Cytoxan -had my first chemo for breast cancer Tuesday, any advice on how to cope with side effects?
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- 2 Jul 2011 by gblane
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- adriamycin, cytoxan, breast cancer, cancer
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4health19 Jul 2011
Sorry for the late response as I just came across your query. I went through chemo with Cytoxan, too. Also feeling weak... like I had the flu. I would literallly be in bed for a week and by the time I felt back to normal, it was time again for another treatment.
Be sure to tell your doctor or nurse of your discomfort. They will be able to help you. Keep in mind that although you will go through some challenges during treatment, it WILL be over and you WILL be better. I am 2.5 years out from chemo and now it just seems like a bad dream that I am slowly beggining to forget.
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I had another dose today, but have switched to a different doctor and a different clinic. I think the difference was with the first infusion, I had this "dead" feeling all over my body once they started the cytoxan. Also very tired. Today, they gave me a lot of fluids, and I also switched to drinking G2 Gatorade a bunch. I was told that it's better for hydration than water, because of the electrolytes, and that drinking a bunch of water can take the sodium out of the body. So today I'm tired -exhausted - but don't have the "dead" feeling that I had with the first infusion. Hopefully I won't be down for the next 10 days, but we'll see :) Thanks!
Thanks again for your comments - hoping I can forget this someday. No, my doctor and nurse can't help - it is better with more hydration (gatorade G2), but it's like the flu, I just have to wait. So I'm planning on 10 days of flu, sigh, and feeling awful.
Hope you do better with this round and with the new approach of hydration. Take care of yourself, rest and know that you will be feeling much better soon. Please feel free to write if you have questions or just need to reach out to someone whose been there.
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