Breast cancer, affects inbetween chemo treatment

Hi,

Everyone's treatment and how they feel during it can differ, it really depends on how you feel, I found some days I was weak as a kitten and found it difficult to "get it together" is the best way to put it, some mornings it would take over two hours to just wash and dress, moving at my own pace, other days I was full of beans and out and about, it's hard to say whether or not you may need somebody at home. I only had to look after myself so it didn't bother me being home
Best of luck with your treatment.

Hi,

Everyone's treatment and how they feel during it can differ, it really depends on how you feel, I found some days I was weak as a kitten and found it difficult to "get it together" is the best way to put it, some mornings it would take over two hours to just wash and dress, moving at my own pace, other days I was full of beans and out and about, it's hard to say whether or not you may need somebody at home. I only had to look after myself so it didn't bother me being home
Best of luck with your treatment.

Hello Yellow and Green

I'm not sure whether treatment has commenced or who is being treated, but best of luck & hoping that everyone is OK?

As Georgie said, the side effects differ for everyone, and of course, everyone's story is different, so what worked for me, my not apply to you.

I was 38 years old when undergoing treatment, with two children aged 9 and 7 at the time. My husband not only works full-time but he was working away from home an awful lot in the year that I was diagnosed. On the day of reaching chemotherapy (I was receiving AC - Adriamycin and Cytoxan), I always had someone to drive me to and from treatment. The day after treatment I was back driving, shopping, cleaning the house, cooking, etc., but I found about three or four days later I hadn't energy to wag so I used that as a chill day. And then I would back to normal until the next treatment; however as the AC treatment went on, by the time I was on my last treatment, my brain had turned to mush and I was a basket-case with fatigue! But as soon as I started Taxol, my brain and energy had improved and had very little side-effects.

If there are concerns about being on your own in between chemotherapy days, and if your OH is going to work, would you put in place a system where a support network, such as family/friends/neighbours would check on you, or maybe for you to ring this support network and let them know how you are doing? You might find that people are more than ready to help out, and that they are there at the drop of a hat. If you find it difficult to ask for help, but people are offering, then it might be useful for you to put in place some sort of schedule, along the lines of an appointment diary, so that you won't be worn out from well-meaning visitors, and you will also be able to get good rest too.

Also, when you have energy, maybe you could get ahead of yourself and prepare dinners that you can freeze, and reheat when you may not be feeling in top form.

Wishing you the best, take care x