Hi Handbags, I've been lurking mainly for the past few weeks. Too tired after work to do much other than nap, cook dinner and go back to bed!
Anyway, here in Belgium, they routinely test for vit D levels. Obviously (for an office worker in northern europe) my vit D levels were too low so I've been on supplements since the start of chemo. All of which reminds me that I asked for a check up on the vit D levels at my last blood scan, but then forgot to ask for the results. Oh well, next time I'm in!
I've just had my first tax (docetaxel) and I'm not doing too badly. I'm saving the painkiller for later in the morning, before we go to the school fete. The worst SE is the bad taste in my mouth. It's not just that food tastes bad, my mouth tastes bad all by itself, all the time!! Does anyone have any tips? I've been scrubbing my tongue and sucking mint tic tacs one at a time, but I'm getting seriously fed up of this! My tongue seems to be swollen as well. Gaargh.
Wren hope the peripheral neuropathy gets better quickly. I was given cold mitts to wear during delivery of the tax. It was painful to the point of tears- swollen red fingers with white finger nails - but so far, 4 days on, only my thumbs are a bit tender. Oh and I also got silicon nail varnish to paint on to strengthen the nails. I don't know if it's the silicon or my poor technique but it's proving difficult to put on smoothly! If only that was my only problem!! 