Pal

Thanks for the message, Pal. Yes, the side effects seem to be getting me down much worse than the cancer itself. Both feet completely peeling away! Will be glad to have onc look me over on Tuesday and perhaps alter my course of treatment--? I've heard slower infusions, or more infusions per week w/less drugs could possibly help neuropathy. Meanwhile, not as bad as Friday night. I went to bed early then just to avoid hurting for more time, awake.

Hi Pal: Thanks for YOUR comment on my hair! It looks like your cancer diag and treatment are very much what I had the first time around---DCIS, so lumpectomy, 35x rads and 5 years of tamoxifen. It IS scary, but doable. I wish I'd found this site last time, because I agree, people don't understand the seriousness of it, or how you really feel about having to go through the experience.

You cheered ME up, as I am not feeling very well today. Neuropathy has viciously attacked both toes and fingers and even my onc has admitted there's not much that will help. I try to stay positive as much as possible...so I guess I will be wearing the turkey hat to chemo on Tuesday, as I was in the hospital last week (low blood counts, infection) and missed my pre-Thanksgiving chemo. If I can make one chemo patient laugh, or even smile, then I feel better, too. :-)

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