What does Chemotherapy Feel Like? | Stage 4 Breast Cancer Survivor
Before I was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, I didn’t know anything about chemotherapy or how it was given. I tried to …
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Before I was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, I didn’t know anything about chemotherapy or how it was given. I tried to …
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Thanks for all the detail, super informative. Take care ❤
Have you thought about immuno therapy?
my dad just got a very rare heart mass cancer and was curious how it felt so i came here
Hi samantha how long does it take to feel in ur self my brain is so foggy after the co.pletion of chemo its been 3 weeks now
Thank you. I am a breast cancer survivor myself (10years out, stage 4). I had radiation and chemo , Taxotere, Doxataxin, and Herceptin) , plus a port. Hope you are doing well.
You explaining your experience with chemo triggered 15 year old memories of when my Nana went through it a 2nd or 3rd time, the biggest thing she complained about was her heightened smell, how easily she got cold and the fatigue. This was specially from my view, the last time I saw her that "goodbye" was different because she knew she wouldn't see us again but we didn't. All I have to say is don't leave your children in the dark about someone close to them's health, if they're going to die be honest because in my case I went into emotional shock when I was told she passed. I full on dissociated and depersonalized afterwards, everything was a blur up until her wake because I discovered then and there I had a phobia of dead bodies so I flip shit seeing one. It was the most bizarre feeling and I'll be honest; after awhile I was actually more scared of the body than sad that she even died.
As a cancer survivor, I can say that the pressure doctors put on cancer patients to do the chemo/radiation is intense. Over a half dozen of my relatives with various cancers that followed doctors orders on doing the chemo/radiation were dead in 18 months and some with the first infusion. I am still here 6 years later and am glad I take a natural step with Dr Khiria on his herbal treatment which are the keys to getting well. Thanks for your video anyways.Dr Khiria herbal treatment for cancer and other disease cure,
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I wish that I had made videos of my treatments. YOur videos are great. I got 4 rounds of A/C chemo plus nuelatsa followed by 12 weekly rounds of taxol. Ugh… I could not get that port out fast enough. My body tried to reject it the whole time it was in. Thank goodness for that numbing gel that I could put on the port area an hour before the treatments. Oh and those pre chemo cocktails too. The taxol gave me horrid neuropathy in both my feet, it is permanent. 🙁 Oh ya the direct push of the red devil. And the red pee. I only had one fingernail that had a issue it was my right thumb nail, I put some water proof tape over the end of the nail and it kept it from getting any worse. Wow I still have the heat and cold sensitivities too it is permanent in my body since chemo.
I’ve never had chemo, but I’ve had tons of ports and lines for IV nutrition and meds because of intestinal failure. I had a nurse actually argue with me about whether the needle was in the right place, and she put so much saline and heparin into the tissue of my chest. We woke up and there was blood all over the bed and the worst bruise ever. Had to go to IR and have it removed. The worst part of central lines is the worry of sepsis all the time, I have a Hickman now, which they also use with chemo. When I get IV Benadryl I get tired, but also lose my ability to focus. I once lost my train of thought and started talking about egg rolls! Love your vids!
Samantha did they have you get Lapelga injections the day after chemo to boost your white blood cell count? Maybe they only so this in Canada??
I did after each session and it caused fevers and horrible tail bone/ back spasms and bone pain. I could not sit for hours and had to keep walking around. It was as bad as the chemo.
Great to see your cat is adjusting well and is full of beans! Awesome info here Samantha that will help prepare others so well and fun to watch you make cookies while talking about this serious stuff! I had many of the same side effects as you from Taxol and Cyclophosphamide (sp?) Luckily my neuropathy in my toes is gone (after about a year since chemo). Hope your clears up completely!
OMG! I thought I was just weird in getting the restless legs with IV Benadryl!
Samantha, you did such a great job at describing your chemo drug treatment. Everything you said was so true and descriptive. I am a retired nurse so I thought I knew what to expect. I have administered chemo to patients. It was a lot different receiving it.
Thank you for being honest about your experience. People can relate to you.
i got the metal taste from my chemo nothing tasted like it should except sweets. even water tasted bad. I was so glad when food tasted good again. Glad you are doing so well and those cookies look really yummy.LOL Take care and enjoy Alaska
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I'm taking antipsychotic medication that raises my prolactin levels and affects my breast. I'm hoping that I won't get breast cancer from it in the long run. My DNA test says I have a few chance of getting breast cancer so I guess that's hope.
The chemo was fine the side effects are the rough part
Neuropathy is one of those where I can still feel it on my feet and hands I would feel pain and so it would not allow my muscles not move
Oh the nails ummm not only did my nails stop growing but they would break and also somehow one of the chemo side effects was that my nails turned like brown like black almost it was so weird
Okay I’m with you on the alcohol wipes and feeling gross because I feel like a lab rat and the tiredness feeling sucks
At 10 mins 19 seconds okay yeah. What the heck I just like why are my nurses having protected body suits while I get NOTHING and the chemo I just never understood that lol
Now I had ALL acute lymphoblastic leukemia and so I had all types of chemo obviously not radiation but what made my treatment worse was my steroids I had steroids every first five days of the month and it would “help” me with energy but it was shock my pancreas not allowing me to produce insulin which sucked
Omg lol I am going to share this video to all my friends because they don’t understand what a port is and omg so I had chemo yesterday and my nurse missed my port two times yesterday and I was just like “omg can you stop stabbing me??!?!?”
Omg, I can totally relate to “feeling out of it”. I’m currently on Xeloda and feel like I have brain fog all of the time. That’s been the worst part for me. Other than the fatigue.