Hi I'm about to start my first cycle of fec chemotherapy and I absolutely petrified it's making my anxiety so high any advice or how did anyone get on with this treatment thank you xxx
I had EC (finished Dec 2019) which is very similar to your FEC...and was very good on it compared to others.
Yes there were times I felt rough, after a few cycles you'll know when these times are (mine were a few days the week after EC), you'll be given drugs to counteract sickness, I didn't feel sick or nauseous at all during EC.
I did get a fair bit of thrush but that's easily treatable with tablets and had to inject self with stuff to increase white blood cell count, but again all doable. I shaved head as lost quite a lot (since grown back well) and had changed taste buds (again now all back to normal). Its important to tell your support team of any issues as they can and will help - don't think you're causing a fuss as that's what they're there for, and not telling them could make the issue worse.
You will have ups and downs but it will only be for a set period of time, after which you will recover, your cancer will have shrunk (or possibly disappeared) and you can look forward.
There's a good monthly chemo thread on the MacMillan website where chemo users share experiences, rough times and top tips which you may find useful...and have others to chat to who are going through the same. And I can assure you you're not alone regarding your anxiety.
Thank you for your reply,that has really helped I'm not to bad today I think what hasn't helped me is when I had my first cycle yesterday I didn't know what to expect so it heightened my anxiety I will get there got another,5 cycles left xxx
Really glad that your first FEC went well, the thought of something is invariably worse than reality! I hope your other 5 cycles are also good to you and behave themselves.
