T-1 day til chemo, round 1, treatment 1, whatever you call it. Chemo starts tomorrow. I've been instructed to take these steroids the day before and day after, 2 pills, 2X day. With food of course.
I took 2 pills this morning with breakfast. By lunch, I was feeling a bit weird, light-headed, and revisited the side effects.
When I had the prescription filled, I read the big long list that accompanied it. But today, I just folded out the little piece attached to the bottle. Common side effects: difficulty sleeping, feeling of a whirling motion, increased appetite (yippee, I just lost 2 more lbs. on Marc's biggest loser challenge and now this!), increased sweating, indigestion, mood changes, nervousness.
Nervousness?! Heck yeah. Don't need steroids to bring that on. I'm having freakin' chemo tomorrow for the first time. I have no idea what to expect. I know it's basically poison being pumped through my veins. The list of potential side effects is long and horrible.
Nervousness?! I guess so!
