The most newbie question ever?
I’ve searched and honestly cannot find an answer to this in factsheets or anywhere else... what does chemo feel like when it’s being administered? Is it cold? Room temperature? Do you not really notic...
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Mine didn’t feel anything much at all - perhaps a little cold, but certainly not icy. I didn’t notice it much - until I sprung a leak when I had to go
to the toilet while still hooked up. Not my fault (faulty canula as it turned out) much running about by nurses, no
harm done and much hilarity. You have to see the funny side!
Side effects do vary - my neighbour who had bc ten years before me (no, not a cluster!) could not get home after treatment before being sick. I never felt remotely nauseous. Many find chemo is cumulative - particularly fatigue. It may well be (I didn’t have fatigue either) but no-one should underestimate how tired you can get of the whole shebang! But you get through. If you have difficult side effects, ask for help. Most of all, try not to anticipate. What you dread may not happen. Worrying about it won’t change anything. Don’t waste good days thinking about not so good days. Best wishes for a good run.
to the toilet while still hooked up. Not my fault (faulty canula as it turned out) much running about by nurses, no
harm done and much hilarity. You have to see the funny side!
Side effects do vary - my neighbour who had bc ten years before me (no, not a cluster!) could not get home after treatment before being sick. I never felt remotely nauseous. Many find chemo is cumulative - particularly fatigue. It may well be (I didn’t have fatigue either) but no-one should underestimate how tired you can get of the whole shebang! But you get through. If you have difficult side effects, ask for help. Most of all, try not to anticipate. What you dread may not happen. Worrying about it won’t change anything. Don’t waste good days thinking about not so good days. Best wishes for a good run.