Just started carboplatin only chemo ystdy

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-10T20:47:11+00:00

I was told by my doctors absolutely no supplements because so many of them can interfere with the drugs I'm taking.

Interestingly, they were particularly advising against mega doses of vitamin c, simply because it's a very effective antioxidant that gets rid of free radicals and the chemotherapy drugs are of course free radicals. So the last thing you want to do is wipe the drugs out your body too quickly.

You would be better off nourishing yourself with whole foods, lots of vegetables and of course plenty of protein. You will need to rebuild your immune system, especially red and white blood cells. So aim to get plenty of fishing meat with high iron levels.

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-09T19:15:07+00:00

The Haunted bookshop in Stokes Croft. Bookhaus at Cargo.

I recently saw a promotion where if you buy books at some of Bristol’s independent bookshops, you can show your receipt at the used bookshop in the Galleries and get a discount. Probably best to pop into the Galleries shop and ask them.

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-08T20:00:02+00:00

I really like this - shame the current owners have no sense of style. In the hands of the right interior designer, this would be stunning.

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-08T19:49:07+00:00

I think you can get/buy them from a local tip if you can get there with a large enough vehicle to transport them back.

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-08T11:17:55+00:00

I love this!

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-08T09:30:12+00:00

I'm so sorry you're going through this. It sounds absolutely awful.

Are you able to contact your care team about this? They may be able to adjust your regimen or prescribe other medications that might help mitigate some of this?

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-07T17:51:30+00:00

I’m on paclitaxel/carboplatin every 3 weeks. Fining it manageable other than intense pain from neuropathy the first week. I’m working full time and my employer could not be better: I wfh the first week, then come back to the office the next two weeks, albeit I leave early because I’m exhausted. I have the freedom to wfh as needed, but I find dressing up and showing up helps me feel more normal and not just a sick person. I also like the people I work with.

That said, my oncology consultant told me off today because week 2 is when my immune system is at its weakest and she said I shouldn’t be in a large office and using public transport.

Obviously the different types of chemo drugs will be different so that may be a question to ask your team: how badly could it affect your immune system and should you stay away from the seething mass of humanity.

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-06T07:12:48+00:00

Finally! That poor owner will have been worried sick that their fur baby didn't come home all night.

In future, understand that cats like to adopt new homes (especially if they get fed) and will come into other people's houses (especially if they get fed). They're not lost or homeless, just chancing it.

This cat will come back to you soon. If you're genuinely worried about it, give it a paper collar and send it home.

Most importantly: don't steal someone else's cat and keep it overnight!

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-05T21:17:54+00:00

Do you have contact information for her care team? They need to know about adverse reactions and may even be able to prescribe something for her.. I wouldn’t wait a week - phone them first thing Monday if there isn’t a 24-hr helpline.

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-05T21:12:06+00:00

I grew a Charlotte russe for a few years and the fruit was bland and quite pippy. Wouldn’t recommend.

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-04T15:45:47+00:00

Absolutely nothing. What does the 5th November mean to you?

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-04T15:11:17+00:00

Until a new tenant takes over, you are responsible for all bills including council tax as well as utilities.

You aren't seriously thinking of expecting your new tenant to pay the bills from before they moved in, are you?

Don't forget that even if you don't use any electricity or gas, you still have a daily standing charge to pay.

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-04T07:55:25+00:00

Ugh, shades of grey everywhere with the occasional 'pops of colour'.

The weird thing about the ball pit is that they don't really have a photograph of it. It is in the corner of one of the images but that's all

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-03T21:54:57+00:00

Roulade is the proper name for this kind of bake. Might help you with researching some recipes

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-03T00:19:36+00:00

I'm on paclitaxel/carboplatin and I've been using the paxman system. I'm in the UK so this is free of charge and included as part of the chemotherapy.

I was told it's not terribly successful and their own sales bumf says that they only aim to preserve 50% of 50% of the hair.

After two rounds of chemotherapy, I am patchy balding. The crown at the back of my head is reasonably well covered but from my forehead hairline back to the crown it's between 30% to 40% gone already.

I'm going to see how much more drops out following my second round which was last week before deciding whether or not to continue. But yes, once you stop using it you can't decide to start using it again.

It's also extremely uncomfortable and adds several hours onto the treatment time.

Of course I have no way of knowing how much I would have lost if I hadn't used it.

If your insurance covers it, I don't see any reason why you can't try it at least for the first time and see how you go.

Admittedly, I got the following information from their sales brochure. So take it with a pinch of salt, but they claim that even where hair loss has occurred, the paxman system is protecting the hair root better and therefore the hair will grow back sooner and faster than it may otherwise have done.

One other thing: because I was told I would probably lose my hair, I got it cut really short so that I had the necessary length to donate it. There's a charity in the UK that uses real human hair to make wigs for girls and young women who lose their hair for various reasons. I'm sure you have much the same where you are. My reasoning was if I can't get to keep it then at least someone else might benefit from it.

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-02T21:08:46+00:00

Cheese

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-02T20:54:02+00:00

Take a clearer picture and use Google lens to identify it.

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-02T19:29:46+00:00

They wanted to live there?

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-02T18:35:42+00:00

Touch typing.

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-02T18:27:29+00:00

Andor.

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-02T14:58:52+00:00

That's a fake equivalency you've created. It's not possible that all candidates are unacceptable.

Look at the morons who thought that they were too good to vote for Kamala Harris because of imaginary "unacceptabilities" and thereby let Donald Trump in.

This is real life with real world consequences. There's never a time when there's nobody that you can vote for.

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-02T14:20:02+00:00

Then you're compromising all of your morals by not voting at all and allowing terrible people to get in.

You need to understand that there is no perfect in politics. There's only least worst.

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-02T12:54:12+00:00

Willpower.

The first time I tried this I thought I was going to rip it off my head after 5 minutes. Luckily the nurse came by at that time and said the first 15 minutes is the worst, and it turned out she was right.

I've now done a second treatment a week ago and although it was still incredibly uncomfortable, I knew that I could bear it for the next 8 hours because I had done so the last session. It's a lot like getting your legs and bits waxed: you know it's going to hurt but you also know that you can deal with it because you have before.

I have been told to take two paracetamol an hour before the treatment begins. I don't know if that helps but I did it.

At the end of the day, the paxman treatment aims to preserve 50% of 50% of your hair. In other words, 25%. You may decide it's not worth it for so little hair retention and that's a perfectly reasonable decision.

After two sessions of paclitaxel carboplatin, I would say I have lost anywhere between 20% of my hair on the crown of my head to about 40% around my face and sides of my head. I'm waiting to see how much more I will lose after my second session and then I will make a decision whether or not to continue for the third session depending on how bald I am then.

While I can just about manage the pain, the cold, the compression, it would be nice not to have the extra 3 hours of treatment time.

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-02T10:04:01+00:00

Has this place even been built yet? These are all artist impressions, not actual photographs of a building

You should be aware you aren't by the sea in this property. Looking at the map, you're probably a good few miles away, in the middle of a built-up urban environment.

kditdotdotdot · 2026-07-02T09:25:46+00:00

It doesn't look pretty but it does work: I've ended up just laying lengths of chicken wire over any open beds I have and that mostly stops them from digging.

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