Hello ladies, old and new. It's ages since I posted on the thread and haven't been keeping up at all since my diagnosis in early November of secondaries on my liver.
I'm having weekly Taxol, every Monday, and 18 of them in total. Tomorrow is chemo number 4. It's leaving me washed out for most of the week and of course there's no time for recovery really. S/e include the usual - sore mouth, no taste buds/horrible taste in mouth, upset tum, dizzyness and odd feeling fingers and toes. I'm also having trouble with my veins - they can't get blood out or the canula thingy in without at least 6 or 7 attempts so I'm on the list for a Hickman Line. Anyone got one? I'm dreading tomorrows attempts.
Dh shaved my head today which is a relief but for him it was very traumatic - he didn't think he'd have to do it the once (in 2011) let alone twice. 
I can't remember properly, but is someone else having weekly Taxol? How are you getting on with it?
Malt, good luck for node clearance tomorrow. I hope it goes well.
Mom, I was hospitalised 4 or 5 times in 2011 with low bloods and remember how awful it is to be cooped up. Are you in isolation to protect you from germs?
Tiny, you really mustn't feel a failure. There is no way I could go back to work after chemo and I think the same goes for most people. Re the feeling like passing out - get them to check your blood pressure because I had that s/e after the first chemo and, when they took my blood pressure, it was reading something like 67 over 45 which is incredibly low. They've taken me off my tablets and it seems to have gone back to normal now so it's worth mentioning it the next time.