Radiation can be pretty hard on your skin. After about ten sessions you will start to notice your skin changing. In my case, it started with lots of little dots, that looked like moles. My skin started to gradually darken, it looked like I had been sunbathing, I got a tan. It would progressively get […]
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Taxol takes a toll
After four rounds of AC chemotherapy and a break for the holidays, it was time to resume my treatment. Next on the schedule was 12 rounds of Taxol. I dreaded going back. I was so happy having gotten a break and looking at 12 weeks of treatment felt daunting. As with the previous rounds, I […]
High on Steroids
Steroids, they are the necessary drug during chemotherapy, but boy did they give me a hard time. From the very first chemo session, they gave me a headache-like feeling mainly in my forehead and behind my eyes. A feeling I can still recall a little over a year since my last chemo session. It felt […]
Meeting the Red Devil
I really didn’t know what to expect from chemotherapy. I had seen some images of people getting chemo but had never been to the infusion area of the hospital until my first round. I choose to have my sessions on Friday afternoon. Mainly, out of practicality to not have the chemo interfere with work too […]
