Johjoh
11 years agoMember
Last Chemo treatment
I have finally completed my last chemo treatment on Tuesday but it was the worst treatment I've had since commencing chemo. Usually the nurse finds a vein and away we we go with treatment without aches or pain, but this time the nurse had trouble finding a vein.
She finally found a vein at the back of my hand. During chemo my arm ached so the nurses put heat packs on my arm to ease the ache and slowed down the treatment so instead of being at the hospital for 3 hours it took about 41/2 hours. Has anyone experienced this?
So now when I touch my hand at the injection site and along my lower arm it feels tender and it aches a little bit as well. It just doesn't feel right.
I am a bit concerned about it as I tend to get a blood clot the vein they use. I'm on Clexane which I finish in a couple of days. What if I get another blood clot, I won't have any Clexane left to take.
My next appointment to see the oncologist is in September. If I have concerns who do I go to now that I have finished my chemo, September seems too far away. I feel as if I'm alone at the moment!
I'll also be starting radiation in about 3-4 weeks time. Does anyone have any tips for me. I'm a bit nervous about commencing it but I keep thinking to myself it should be a nothing compared to chemo.
I should keep positive as I am so glad that chemo is out the way and I have 4 weeks of radiation left to go. Not long to go to try to get my life back on track. It has been a challenging few months!