@jeanknoll986 that is the same combo of drugs i took in my chemo...I was offered comfort care right off the bat locally and i was like nope give me a referral to UVA, we're gonna fight this...i was diagnosed with metastatic ovarian cancer stage 3c and because it was on the outside of my liver here they weren't giving me much hope...i however was of an opinion of hell no this ain't gonna get me, i got too many things on my bucket list yet lol.. btw i was diagnosed i think it was near end end of January 2024.. this time last year i was trying to get my blood levels high enough for round 2 of chemo...i had 3 rounds before surgery and 3 rounds after..
i myself did a lot of latchhook wall hangings during the infusions some days...it depended on the day... some days i wanted to nap during them but a lot of that depended on if i was in a room with a bed or i was in a pod where there was several chairs etc...the first one was ironically the hardest on me because i really didn't know what to expect afterwards AND i hadn't discovered my acupuncturist could help with the nausea etc i experienced, once i did oh my...it was a world of difference, can't say enough good about how much he helped the nausea and so forth....and start on stool softeners ASAP if you start having ANY signs of constipation.. especially if you're on pain meds as well... (i was)
they'll tell you some foods taste "off" but its like holding a mouthful of coins even when you're NOT eating...or at least it was for me...i found out that shellfish (oysters, clams, scallops etc) was one of the foods that would make the metal taste go away for awhile...jolly ranchers sour candy also helped because i could suck on those, as well as lemonheads, warheads etc.. from what i understand that is different for everyone but that was my personal experience..
i went ahead and got my hair cut short before chemo began.. i had really long hair and felt like i could deal with losing short hair than i could losing those long locks of hair.. once i started losing my hair really badly (like maybe after the 2nd chemo but i had really thick hair) i started playing around with a huge variety of wigs...thankfully i had friends who had given me wigs when they knew i was starting chemo...
anyways, this group was fantastic at keeping my mood up as i went through it all last year and in Oct when i had my scan i was officially NED (no evidence of disease) and was the same with my scan in Jan and expect it to be the same in May when i go back for my next appointment. The other thing i've been doing since that NED is a variety of supplements that i took after my thyroid cancer in 2013...
If you ever need to reach out or i can answer questions, PLEASE don't hesitate to let me know...