I'm in the worst part of the Enhertu cycle again - days 5-10 of the 21-day cycle. I woke up at 3am on Day 6 (Monday wee hours) with intense stomach cramps. I let them crash over me for agonising minutes before it turned into full on diarrhoea where I had to go three times. Then while I was in the kitchen trying to rehydrate and swallow some diarrhoea meds, I gagged.
A split second later, I started puking out my fish and chips dinner into the kitchen sink.
Ya, I know you're supposed to hurl into the jamban and not the sink, but I didn't have enough advance notice to schlep back to the toilet k, and I didn't wanna trip over the carpets in the process. Plus it's been 10, maybe 20 years since I last puked so I kinda forgot the basics.
As a result, I had to keep puking and then clearing the fish residue out of the sink, and repeat sampai mampos.
I really really hate throwing up. I find it one of the grossest things in the world. And the pain, the absolute pain in your throat from the force of the hurl - I just can't.
After that, I still had to go potty twice more before my body finally let me have a break. I took the day off work and then slept the whole day, barely eating because I was afraid of triggering the vomit monster. I know that's not how it works but when you're miserable, you'll cling on to anything that sounds logical.
Now we're at Day 8, Wednesday, and I'm at my dental appointment. Cancer-related - they want to check that the jaw bones (?) are in order because some upcoming cancer meds might make them weak. Or something along those lines. I haven't had a new puking or diarrhoea episode, which is great, but I can still barely eat.
I've been having to sleep in a seated position since Day 4 because the discomfort of the trapped air when lying down is too much to bear otherwise. Yet this did not stop the pukes and poops of Day 6, so I really don't know what else I can do. Girl dinners, fast food, salads, water - everything leaves me permanently bloated and eating is just no fun anymore! Even sleeping is no fun since I can no longer lie down for longer than 30 seconds.
Yeah the last few posts have been a lot of self-pity over these GI side effects of Enhertu. It's my party and I'll cry if I want to. Until I reach Week 3 of the cycle and manage to collect some shreds of happiness till the next infusion.