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RiotAtMidnight
5 years agoMember
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...
Sister
5 years agoMember
I had forgotten the cold feeling at the beginning and the sudden weird metallic taste - now that I have remembered, I can also recall that there was a feeling of being under pressure a bit (but I do get that with different IV-infused drugs). I had AC-T and the first successful infusion after an unsuccessful debacle a couple of days before, led me to feeling quite nauseous towards the end which was easily treated by injected drugs. However, that may have been a lot to do with anxiety and fatigue. Subsequent treatments were much easier (always some anxiety until the chemo drug started flowing) and were in the morning so dealt with better I expect. Glad you're getting a port - it makes life simpler. My clinic provided food and drinks for both me and my husband throughout - sandwiches, cakes, biscuits, soup - so check whether yours does. My advice that I give to everyone though is to make sure that you contact your clinic afterwards if the drugs they send you home with don't work well enough - don't suffer in silence.