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Countdown to chemo, fearing changes to my body
Hi to this wonderful group of people who face challenges every day. I was diagnosed with double positive, (ER+, PR+, HER2-) late November, having had a bilateral mastectomy, right axillary clearance w...
Hi @Mer
I think chemo is probably the most daunting fear at the beginning. It scares the heck out of most of us.
My aim was to come out looking pretty much the same as when I started. You may feel a bit crappy some days but you probably wont look sick.
What chemo are you having? I used the cold caps and it worked very well with AC and Paclitaxel. If you want any info on cold capping, products etc just send me a pm and I can give you some tips.
The first photo is of me and my daughters xmas day 2016. 14days after chemo number 1 and my profile picture is nearing the end of radiation treatment at the end of July 2017.
I think chemo is probably the most daunting fear at the beginning. It scares the heck out of most of us.
My aim was to come out looking pretty much the same as when I started. You may feel a bit crappy some days but you probably wont look sick.
What chemo are you having? I used the cold caps and it worked very well with AC and Paclitaxel. If you want any info on cold capping, products etc just send me a pm and I can give you some tips.
The first photo is of me and my daughters xmas day 2016. 14days after chemo number 1 and my profile picture is nearing the end of radiation treatment at the end of July 2017.