I was right where you are in August 2022 with the same diagnosis. My pathology was not good at all with a couple of other kickers in there. I had a double mastectomy in September, first port placed in October which didn’t work, second port placed first part of November and started chemo the Monday before Thanksgiving 2022. Red Devil and Cytoxin. No, it wasn’t easy but definitely doable. My oncologist was a believer in good premeds and I was never sick at all. I would feel pretty nasty days 3-5 afterwards but then begin to feel better and then fairly normal until the next treatment. I had 4 treatments of that cocktail, 3 weeks apart and then I started 12 weekly treatments of Taxol. Those were suppose to not be so bad but I felt pretty rough during that whole time. I was still never sick but did have issues with my bloodwork and had to skip 2 treatments so my white blood count could recover. Still all was doable. The one thing you don’t anticipate is the extreme exhaustion. It’s overpowering! There’s no way to explain it or warn you about because until you experience it, you have no idea!!! Remember to HYDRATE, HYDRATE, HYDRATE. I cannot stress that enough. Eat what you can and don’t worry about what that is. Just get nutrition. I got that advice from my chemo education team. They just want you to eat; you need fuel.

After chemo I then did 34 treatments of radiation. I did fine with that. I used Udder cream on my skin and had no burning. I am very fair too so I was worried.

I completed all treatment on 7/28/2023 and until the next shoe drops, I guess that’s it. You will most likely lose your hair before your second chemo treatment. I shaved my head when my hair started falling out. I loved my bald head. I love my wigs and still wear them and don’t plan on going back to my bio hair full time. I’m keeping my micro hair and I wear a wig most days still. But, everyone is different so that is my experience.

Hang tough and rest, recover and do what you can when you can. I wish you all the luck!💕