In order to get my 5th one, I had to get a platelet infusion, and when I came back for the last one, my numbers were borderline- but since it was just a few days before the end of school, and I promised I would be resting full time, very soon, they went ahead with it.. Out of my 6 sessions, two were postponed by a week because of low red blood cells and platelets.

But once the chemo was over, everything started clearing itself up- When school started back in August I still had Herceptin to take until the end of January- and I ALMOST felt guilty about taking the whole day off from work because, it was a very quick session (usually less than an hour) and I felt really good after! Better days are around the corner!! Hugs!!

Thank you! @A MyBCTeam Member!
This is so encouraging! Going for my 5th round next Monday.. counting down to my last!
Did your last 2 gets harder than the first few or pretty much the same?

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I did 6 sessions of chemo (Taxotere, Carboplatin, Herceptin), then Herceptin for the remainder of the year. It took about a month after the end of chemo to really feel like I had permanently turned the corner on fatigue! The Heceptin only was so much easier- and yes, my hair did grow back while I was on Herceptin only. It is the chemo that is designed to zap the cancer cells that was the culprit for fatigue (it was decimating my red blood cells/ platelets), nosebleeds, hair loss, taste and smell changes, etc. It all started improving once chemo was over. Hang in there!

I would like to know as well.. I thought these side effects were mostly due to the chemo drugs that kill rapid growth cells like hair and salivary glands