Re: Re: help with hair - again ---

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Thanks Ingrid, you are so sweet as is everyone on here. I really have tried

to be tough about this but last night was too scary with the pain.

I didn't know whether or not to go to the ER or call someone to take me or what.

As many know, it's not fun going thru this by yourself. I guess somedays it

might be better to be by yourself though!! haha

thanks

Ingrid Lowe lowenco@...> wrote:

I remember reading at some point that the pain or burning in the

stomach area is caused by the intestinal wall sloughing off. I think

it had something to do with the chemo attacking those cells in the

intestine. Those cells are a fast growing cells so chemo attacks

those cells too. I too had a lot of uncomfortable burning in my

stomach area while on chemo.

Yes, I fully understand that feeling of being sick and tired and

being tired of it. Just hang in there.

And I must bring this up to you. Round six to twelve in chemo does

not have to be the hardest. It can and might be just like the other

chemo rounds. All that I noticed that the more into chemo I got the

longer the tingling in hands and feet lasted. Everyone is different.

And every chemo round is different. The later rounds towards the end

of chemo do not have to be the roughest. It may just be like all the

others. What they mean is that your body gets weeker from the chemo

and it takes longer to get over the chemo. When it took maybe two to

three days to feel like yourself again may take a day or two longer.

Just relax. It may not be that bad for you. My last few chemo's were

just harder for me to get over the side effects. You will make it

through this. You have too!!! Stay strong and just realx and get the

rest you need. Stop trying to push yourself. Just baby yourself and

take care of yourself. Ingrid

> > Okay girlfriends, help me out here.....ya'll said hair would

> thin. Mine was thinning and this weekend it seemed to just fall

> out. I just finished round 6 of 12. Does it just start

> now? Is it going to get worse? I need hair extensions

to

> fill in the holes I think!!! arrrgggggg!!!!

> > I hate this shit, I am so ready to quit chemo. I wonder if the

> doc will let me do xeloda? I think this oxy is probably great

> stuff if you can tolerate it, sounds like the xeloda has fewer side

> effects.

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> > hugs and prayers - donna

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