Chemo Day 1

Thanks Trikki2, I have tried EFT before, haven't tried for years. Your post has inspired me to try again.

Hey @Kagisha
Yes same every 3 weeks.. 8th oct finish date. I have been doing EFT a tapping technique.  It helps. Keep breathing. All the best. 
Xx
TRIKKI2 xx 

Just getting ready for chemo, getting teeth looked after, booked appointment with surgeon for Portacath consult, will have to wait again for that, so decided to have first treatment through peripheral vein, I want to get it started, but have no date yet. It is going to take 4 and a half months, every three weeks treatment. Hmmm it is a long trip or long drip! I liken the treatment to a journey, at present I am still packing bags, booking seats, thinking of books to read and things to do along the way. In between deep breathing, 3 seconds in, 3 seconds out, repeat for 3 minutes. This is part of a wellbeing course I am doing at the moment, and has helped me already at the dentist today. It works even if done just a few times whatever is convenient in a situation. All the best for everybody!

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You'll feel pretty good by the end of the 28 days I'd imagine! Love the idea of you picking up an old hobby. Do post a masterpiece here if you'd like. There's a discussion here called "Creative Corner" which is delightful. K xox

@jmichelle
Good plan by the sounds of it. Crappy journey is right. Let's  smash it xx
TRIKKI2 xx 

@Trikki2, have a good day at a time, my second chemo has been put back to 28 days instead of 21 to coincide with professor that comes to regional center once a month, so will take a bit longer but he makes me confident about this crappy journey,  xx

@jmichelle
A few differing side effects for me since Monday. Yes lots of weeing lol. Feeling more "normal" todày. Xoxo 
TRIKKI2 

Thanks @kmakm so far so good, although it is only the beginning have my pain meds,  and doing my own personal experiment mind over matter lol, have the list of side effects they give you and have written " f##k that" next to most of them I'll keep everyone posted how that goes lol, also got the paints out again after many years, so the plan is to just get through this day by day, don't really know what else to do.

Well done @jmichelle. Don't be too nervous about the bone pain. Mine grew in severity as TC went along, but as long as you're prepared with the appropriate pain killers you should be OK. K xox