Today marks my fifth day of being under chemo treatment for breast cancer. I am documenting my side effects on a daily basis in order to help others out there who may need to go through this and are curious as to what may happen to them. Please remember that chemo side effects can be more or less severe to some people. Some people are given stronger dosages and some are given less. The chemo drugs I was given was Taxotere and Cytoxan.

Although I slept alright last night I found it harder to get out of bed this morning. I woke up to my alarm clock and hit the snooze button about 3 times before I finally got out of bed. I felt very good. The fogginess that had been in my head the days before was gone. It wasn't until i was getting out of the shower that I started feeling very tired. I felt very weak, so as I got ready for work I made sure to sit and rest a lot.

I was able to work a full day, although I mostly sit at a desk all day. I don't know if I would be able to work if I had to stand on my feet all day. I felt very tired for most of the day. It felt as though I had been up all night and didn't get any sleep. I have decided to sleep in tomorrow and just wake up naturally.

I have noticed that food doesn't taste very good to me today. Everything has tasted very bland. I still have an appetite and will continue to eat, but the flavor in food is nonexistent for me today.

I will update my blog tomorrow to let you know of any side effects I have.


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Morning Weight: 131      Calories Consumed Today: 1668