after first chemo treatment

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Lynn,

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In a message dated 1/31/2008 9:18:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, spinkscl@... writes:

Lynda,I am sorry it was so rough! Wish I could have taken you there for moral support. You given me so much, I owe you! Is your next session in a month? Do you think you'll lose your hair that quickly? I know it to my MIL a month or more. She has lovely wigs now, she looks about 15 years younger in them! But she is finally done w/ chemo and she has about a 1 or more of thick hair growing back. She likes the wigs now, so I guess she can do either. I am praying for you! If you need anything, anything, anything - I am usually home after 4:30 and on the weekends. Love, Lynn>> First treatment was hard to get myself to, worked on warding off > panic attacks all morning.> > When I go there, I could not go in. I had to work on it again for > over 10 minutes.> > I did react to the drug, flushed, hard to breath, excruciating back > pain. They had to stop, give me a strong antihistamine, more > steroids, then watch my vitals until they went back to normal and > then resume slowly. Took 4 hours instead of 2. Not any fun.> > Hopefully the next will go better. I am supposed to take 50 mg. of > decadron before the next one, but plan to re-negotiate that with my > doctor. That is way too much for a person with diabetes in the > family to be taking. My brother took one 6 day course of Prednisone > and had diabetes permanently.> > In any case, I see about a wig next week, and there is a Center for > Integrative Care right in the center that I am going to start > using. Getting some alternative care will help me feel better.> > Lynda> Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year.

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Lynda,

I am sorry it was so rough! Wish I could have taken you there for

moral support. You given me so much, I owe you!

Is your next session in a month? Do you think you'll lose your hair

that quickly? I know it to my MIL a month or more. She has lovely

wigs now, she looks about 15 years younger in them! But she is

finally done w/ chemo and she has about a 1 or more of thick hair

growing back. She likes the wigs now, so I guess she can do either.

I am praying for you! If you need anything, anything, anything - I

am usually home after 4:30 and on the weekends.

Love, Lynn

>

> First treatment was hard to get myself to, worked on warding off

> panic attacks all morning.

>

> When I go there, I could not go in. I had to work on it again for

> over 10 minutes.

>

> I did react to the drug, flushed, hard to breath, excruciating back

> pain. They had to stop, give me a strong antihistamine, more

> steroids, then watch my vitals until they went back to normal and

> then resume slowly. Took 4 hours instead of 2. Not any fun.

>

> Hopefully the next will go better. I am supposed to take 50 mg. of

> decadron before the next one, but plan to re-negotiate that with my

> doctor. That is way too much for a person with diabetes in the

> family to be taking. My brother took one 6 day course of

Prednisone

> and had diabetes permanently.

>

> In any case, I see about a wig next week, and there is a Center for

> Integrative Care right in the center that I am going to start

> using. Getting some alternative care will help me feel better.

>

> Lynda

>

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Oh Lynda,

I wish some of us could be there to help you through this. . . .

A dentist I used to see had a sign/picture on the ceiling . . . It was a kitten hanging onto a rope . . .

It said, "When you get to the end of the rope, Hand On!" . . .

I can see where you're going to do a lot of hanging on for a while. . . .

It will all be worth it when you're well again though.

Hugs and prayers,

Rogene

[Guest guest]

Lynda,I'm in awe of your strength and courage. You are amazing. That you are staying clear-headed enough through this fear to remember to protect yourself from increased risk of diabetes is incredible. You are like a warrior (warrioress?) protecting your health. -Ballerina after first chemo treatment

First treatment was hard to get myself to, worked on warding off

panic attacks all morning.

When I go there, I could not go in. I had to work on it again for

over 10 minutes.

I did react to the drug, flushed, hard to breath, excruciating back

pain. They had to stop, give me a strong antihistamine, more

steroids, then watch my vitals until they went back to normal and

then resume slowly. Took 4 hours instead of 2. Not any fun.

Hopefully the next will go better. I am supposed to take 50 mg. of

decadron before the next one, but plan to re-negotiate that with my

doctor. That is way too much for a person with diabetes in the

family to be taking. My brother took one 6 day course of Prednisone

and had diabetes permanently.

In any case, I see about a wig next week, and there is a Center for

Integrative Care right in the center that I am going to start

using. Getting some alternative care will help me feel better.

Lynda

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[Guest guest]

Lynda,

My husband's cousin is receiving chemo for breast cancer and she had

the same type of reaction to her first treatment, and they took the

same steps to get her vitals back to normal. She said the second

treatment was much better.

Hang in there - I wish I lived closer so I could help.

Sis

>

> First treatment was hard to get myself to, worked on warding off

> panic attacks all morning.

>

> When I go there, I could not go in. I had to work on it again for

> over 10 minutes.

>

> I did react to the drug, flushed, hard to breath, excruciating

back

> pain. They had to stop, give me a strong antihistamine, more

> steroids, then watch my vitals until they went back to normal and

> then resume slowly. Took 4 hours instead of 2. Not any fun.

>

> Hopefully the next will go better. I am supposed to take 50 mg.

of

> decadron before the next one, but plan to re-negotiate that with

my

> doctor. That is way too much for a person with diabetes in the

> family to be taking. My brother took one 6 day course of

Prednisone

> and had diabetes permanently.

>

> In any case, I see about a wig next week, and there is a Center

for

> Integrative Care right in the center that I am going to start

> using. Getting some alternative care will help me feel better.

>

> Lynda

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Sis,

I think I will work on reducing the steroids he prescribed, however.

Lynda

At 09:13 PM 1/31/2008, you wrote:

>Lynda,

>

>My husband's cousin is receiving chemo for breast cancer and she had

>the same type of reaction to her first treatment, and they took the

>same steps to get her vitals back to normal. She said the second

>treatment was much better.

>

>Hang in there - I wish I lived closer so I could help.

>

>Sis

>

>

> >

> > First treatment was hard to get myself to, worked on warding off

> > panic attacks all morning.

> >

> > When I go there, I could not go in. I had to work on it again for

> > over 10 minutes.

> >

> > I did react to the drug, flushed, hard to breath, excruciating

>back

> > pain. They had to stop, give me a strong antihistamine, more

> > steroids, then watch my vitals until they went back to normal and

> > then resume slowly. Took 4 hours instead of 2. Not any fun.

> >

> > Hopefully the next will go better. I am supposed to take 50 mg.

>of

> > decadron before the next one, but plan to re-negotiate that with

>my

> > doctor. That is way too much for a person with diabetes in the

> > family to be taking. My brother took one 6 day course of

>Prednisone

> > and had diabetes permanently.

> >

> > In any case, I see about a wig next week, and there is a Center

>for

> > Integrative Care right in the center that I am going to start

> > using. Getting some alternative care will help me feel better.

> >

> > Lynda

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

Lynda ~

Glad to hear you were able to do

some errands today, thats a good sign.

I am sorry you were nausiated and weird

feeling, but I guess weird is better than

crappy, and glad you had meds to help

you past that nausiated period........

Love you ~ DedeWho's never won? Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music.

[Guest guest]

Lynda,

Are you using your FAR infrared blanket? . . .

If not, it may be a good time to do so.

Love,

Rogene

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Rogene,

What do you think the FAR infrared blanket would do for me?

My hands and feet are supposed to be kept cool, so as to discourage

hand-foot syndrome. I wear my bathrobe over my clothes at home as I

am cold most of the time, but a huge blanket would be awkward to drag

around. It is king sized.

Lynda

At 06:11 PM 2/1/2008, you wrote:

>Lynda,

>

>Are you using your FAR infrared blanket? . . .

>

>If not, it may be a good time to do so.

>

>Love,

>

>Rogene

>

>

[Guest guest]

Lynda,

FAR infrared helps with peripheral neuropathy . . .

The deep heat tricks the body into thinking it has in infection, so it revs up its defense mechanisms to heal.

There is some thought that FAR therapy is beneficial for cancer therapy too.

I would think that just sleeping under it would be all you'd need.

Hugs,

Rogene