The treadmill.

January 9, 2016

I can’t even keep track of my meds anymore.

Night before and morning of chemo day:
2x dexamethasone to prevent allergic reaction

Chemo Day:
Lidocaine shot to numb port site
Emend & Aloxi via IV to curb nausea
Ibuprofen by mouth to treat headache caused by Emend & Aloxi
Taxotere & cytoxan by IV to kill cancer cells
Lupron shot to shut down ovaries/preserve fertility

Night of chemo, then twice a day for three more days:
Dexamethasone to prevent allergic reaction and help nausea

Day after chemo then for 6 more days:
Shot of Granix in thigh to boost white blood cells (Premera won’t cover the Neulasta shot, of which I’d only need one given the same day as chemo)
Claritin to prevent bone pain caused by Granix
Oxycodone to treat any remaining bone pain

As needed:
Zofran for nausea not treated by dexamethasone
Ativan for nausea not treated by Zofran
Zantac for heartburn caused by chemo
Probiotics to keep digestive system sane
Imodium for digestive upset

This is all in addition to my previously prescribed meds for heartburn, depression, and insomnia. I am definitely a proponent of better living through chemistry but this is out of control. Trying to see the light at the end of the tunnel and hoping it comes soon.

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giggin1

January 11, 2016 at 4:16 am

I have many of the same meds, can’t wait to not ever having to use them again, especially Zofran which must melt on my tongue uaaaaah 😳😷

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1. katejig
  
  January 11, 2016 at 4:28 am
  
  I have swallowable Zofran thank god! And my hair is growing back… ?!?
  
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  1. giggin1
    
    January 11, 2016 at 4:32 am
    
    Yes! But I have many completely bold spots, so I shave my head so that the scalp looks “normal”. I still have my lashes.
    
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  2. katejig
    
    January 11, 2016 at 4:33 am
    
    It’s growing back all over my head! But just the blonde, none of the dark blonde or dark red. I am prepared for it to fall out again. Still have lashes and brows, praying they stay.
    
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bookjunkie

April 3, 2016 at 10:08 pm

The steroids make me feel famished all the time.

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1. katejig
  
  April 4, 2016 at 1:36 am
  
  Uh it’s terrible, right? So glad I took my last one yesterday – sleep and normal eating, here I come!
  
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  1. bookjunkie
    
    April 4, 2016 at 1:54 am
    
    Sob it’s making me put on weight and my oncologist told me to maintain current weight and it’s so hard. Glad you’re off them 😊
    
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  2. katejig
    
    April 4, 2016 at 1:59 am
    
    Oh I gained 15 – 20 pounds. Nightmare. But everyone in my BC groups said it was normal, and some even said it comes off really easily after. Hang in there!
    
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  3. bookjunkie
    
    April 4, 2016 at 2:01 am
    
    Glad to know its normal…that’s a consolation.
    
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  4. katejig
    
    April 4, 2016 at 2:02 am
    
    The nurse at my last chemo told me she read a report that 80% of women gain weight! Movies lie.
    
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  5. bookjunkie
    
    April 4, 2016 at 2:05 am
    
    Yeah I have this mental image of cancer patients throwing up constantly and being skin and bones. Chemo is quite different from what the movies portray.
    
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