I don’t have an answer for you, I wish that I could tell you, i will keep
you in my thoughts & prayers. I’m on a different medication and I’m still
waiting to recover from my bilateral mastectomy complications. Trying to
manage the side effects from my meds. Hopefully someone else can help you
out have you asked your oncologist or the nurse at your clinic?

@A MyBCTeam Member tbh I don't know how long it will take for your energy levels to return, everybody is different. You come across as very positive so that is a good indication. Ask your Oncologist for his opinion, and take advice from him. I would think that rest while recuperating is very important. You could do your shopping online and have it delivered. Buy ready meals rather than preparing and cooking everything yourself. Leave the vacuum cleaner in the cupboard and ignore any dust. If anyone asks you if there's anything they can do for you, ask them to help with tidying up and cleaning. Use your rest time to watch television, play games on Facebook - Solitaire is a good one. Read books or magazines. Sit in your garden when you need fresh air. Taking vitamin supplements can help. Invest in your self and don't feel guilty about resting. Rest is so important in recovery. xx

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The first time I had chemo in 2022 it took about a year before I was recovered to the point where I reached my new normal. The worst of it took about 4 months to get through, but I also was recovering from radiation which they started 3 weeks post chemo. I had 7 rounds of Paclitaxol and Carboplatin the first time around.

Just finished chemo for the second time in July. This time I had 4 rounds of Doxorubicin (Red Devil) and Cyclophosphamide chemos followed by 4 rounds of Docetaxel. Waited 6 weeks before starting radiation this time which helped quite a bit with the chemo side effects. I'm almost 6 weeks post radiation now and I still have nausea and no energy or stamina. If I have one active day then it takes me 2 days to recover. I'm assuming it will be about a year this time too before I reach yet another new normal.

I will say that the combo of Paclitaxol and Carboplatin had me feeling worse and much weaker throughout active chemo the first go round than I felt this time around during active chemo. What I'm noticing now is I'm way more fatigued and tired in general now than I was the first time which I sum up to all the treatments, surgeries, blood clots, allergic reactions to blood clot meds, 2 rounds of radiation, etc. that occurred between the 1st and 2nd times I've had chemo. I've learned in general that it helps to be as active as you can during chemo, radiation, and surgery recovery. For me the more active I am the more I bounce back, but each time I bounce back I'm in slightly worse shape than I was the time before.