In between appointments

It is always good to progress to the next step because you feel like you are getting somewhere. As you are no doubt aware from reading other people's posts, chemo provides a different experience for each of us! I had 2 different types and found them very different in the side effects they gave me. Reading about what to expect is a good idea so you can try to prepare for the more common things, such as loosing your hair. Funny enough I was worried about drawing on my eyebrows due to being short sighted too. I found they gradually got thinner and thinner but didn't really disappear completely. I never worried about drawing them on much but did find I looked very different. But they came back pretty quickly although even now they grow more slowly and I rarely need to pluck them! I found that the things I was most worried about before hand were usually not as bad as I was thinking. I was constantly amazed at the care and thoughtfulness of the medical staff, my family and even the general public. If you look for the good things along the way it really helps. Hope the meeting with the oncologist is not too scarey. Take care. Deanne xxx