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Mazbeth
5 years agoMember
@Feverlana I agree with all of the above suggestions. As @Afraser says, do whatever you need to get through this stage. I was pretty fortunate as I found it all manageable, but everyone is different. My advice is to take any of the medication that is suggested and if you experience a side effect, let the medical team know as they do not want you to be sick, they want to prevent/manage any side effects and keep you feeling as well as possible. I experienced reflux, I have never had it before and I happened to mention it to my team. My doctor prescribed a tablet, it worked a treat and the reflux was gone. As soon as chemo finished, so did my reflux and no more need for tablets. I haven’t had it again. Taste buds were a problem for me, but again, my taste returned pretty quickly when I stopped chemo in May. I loved fruit tingles and ate packets of them! I ate an egg every day for breakfast as I know that good quality protein is great for healing - and it still tasted great. I would also go for slow walks as often as I could. I lost my hair - that was tricky for me, but I would recommend you look into cold capping as many people have had success with it. On my way home from chemo, we would do KFC drive through for a large chips that I would inhale! I hardly ever ate KFC and haven’t had any since, but they were sensational at that time.
Take care and I wish you well.
Take care and I wish you well.