First Chemo

So my usual upbeat and strong personality is now out the window!  My first chemo treatment was Tuesday May 7th, and my parents went with me.  It took 7 hours, because it was my first treatment and also because they were really busy.  They have a pharmacy/pharmacist on site in the office who mixes up all the chemo drugs just before they are needed.  The office was very busy, so I had to wait a while in between medicines.  I am taking Taxotere, and Carboplatin, plus Herceptin.  Two of the drugs take 1 hour through IV, the other takes 30 min., plus they pump me full of fluids before and after.  I did really well on Tuesday and even felt fine on Wednesday, but it hit me hard starting early Thursday morning.  I went in to the Dr's office on Wednesday to get a WBC booster shot called Neulasta.  So, by Thursday I was in a full blown chemo nightmare.  I was having severe bone pain in my hips, neck and back (from the Neulasta), along with severe nausea from the chemo.  Today is Saturday and I'm just now starting to feel better. I am not looking forward to going through this THREE more times!  Today is my first time out of the house in four days. :(