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Hello to all who are starting/started chemo in October. I hope you are feeling as well as you can. I just had my first infusion (TC) this past Wednesday and am now injecting Granix. I was curious if anyone had any advice or comments on how they have tolerated Granix. Thank you.
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Hi @tribblesmom , welcome to Breastcancer.org and thank you for posting! It’s great to have you here. Hope you’re recovering well after your first TC infusion, and we hope others who’ve used Granix can share their experience soon. Let us know how you're doing!
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Hi everyone, here is my Granix experience- today was my last self-injection (I injected once a day for 5 days starting on Day 3). The injections ended up being less scary than I had anticipated, the needles are small and injecting them in my ample tummy area was pretty quick and very little pain. I didn’t notice any side effects until today, when I felt soreness that comes and goes, most frequently in my hip bones and my shoulder blades. A dose of Tylenol and a nap has helped.
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Started chemo Sept 30, had my mammogram in Aug so still kinda shell-shocked!. Keytruda,Taxol, Carboplatin.so far symptoms are manageable….hair just started to fall out which is expected but still kind of distressing to see. I guess that means its working?
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Hi @adeena1 - likewise! I was also diagnosed early August from a routine mammogram, had a lumpectomy 3 weeks later. I am starting infusion #2 later this week and am suddenly having my hair shedding like crazy. Up until then, I was just managing side effects that have gone quiet for now. Good luck with your ongoing treatment!, I hope you feel as well as possible. 😍
The moderators sent me this link to the Hair Hair Hair thread which is ALL about hair. Interesting to read others' experiences. (I hope the link works)1 -
@adeena1 , welcome to the BCO community. It’s great to see you ladies supporting each other as you start chemo.
@tribblesmom , thanks for the support also, and for sharing your Granix experience.
Keep checking in, ladies. We’re all here for you!
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Bumping to see how everyone is fairing with their chemo treatments? How's everyone feeling?
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Hi Everyone, This is a quiet group so I hope it means you’re all weathering chemo ok. In case my experience is helpful for anyone, my 2nd infusion was a similar experience to the first. In both I used ice packs on my hands and feet. They were really very cold and eventually got a little painful so I had to take them off about half way to give me a chance to warm up a bit before putting them back on. So far I have not had any neuropathy. (I did not elect to use cold caps, and predictably lost my hair.) I have had some weird sandpaper-y feeling in my mouth and tongue about a week after infusion (which is going away) and definitely a blunted sense of taste, that has persisted. Food enjoyment is not the same but I haven’t had any nausea. Being able to get a good night’s sleep makes a huge difference in how I feel. My energy is slowly coming back and hoping this is the case for the last week+ before my next infusion. I hope someone can share whether their infusions seemed to all be similar side effects or if some side effects accumulated/ got worse towards the end. Hang in there everyone! I wish you the best with your treatments and recoveries.
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