Action Commence Chemo treatment at 1pm at Chemotherapy Day Unit
Drugs One Hour saline for hydration mixed with anti nausea medication
including Aprepitant, Dexamethasone, Granisetron and Metoclopramide
Chemo commenced at 1.45 Gravity fed Epirubicin for 20 minutes.
Followed by pump powered Fluriuracil and then Cyclophosphamide.
Chemo infusion ended at just after 3.50pm. Took home anti-nauseau of
metoclopramide and dexamethasone for home management.
Over the next few hours not obvious effects other than weariness .
Legs became very heavy. Started drinking hot water and ginger but didnt
urinate as frequently as I would have expected given quantity of water
consumed. No nausea at all. Had a reasonable appetite but only a light
pasta. Went to bed and slept soundly until woken feeling extremely cold.
Had felt very cold during chemo treatment and wondered about
any connection or simply a bloody cold night. Had beanie on but still cold.
Went back to sleep at 2.30pm warm and slept ok.
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Day 2 20 June 2013
Action Woke at 6.15am
Temperature Took temperature at 7.30am. 35.0 degrees. Temperature at 7pm was
36.0 degrees
36.0 degrees
Drugs Awoke with sligght nausea. Took two dexamethasone with light breakfast
of two weetbix and cup of tea.
Outcome Had sandwich for lunch and consumed two litres of water by mid morning.
Feeling low level nausea but active, mobile and motivated.
Metallic taste in mouth and also taste similar to fake sugar such as
saccharine. Getting weary around 7pm.
saccharine. Getting weary around 7pm.
Sleep Again felt very cold throughout the night and woke continuously with chills
followed immediately by surge in temperature and hot flush.
Uncomfortable and disrupted night sleep.
followed immediately by surge in temperature and hot flush.
Uncomfortable and disrupted night sleep.
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