Irony and Meaning

It's a big stage chemo. Some people breeze through it. If you don't try not to listen to much when people say how easy it is. The ones doing it tough tend to be quieter and just keeping their chin up. Do you know which drugs and cycle you will be having? Ps please feel free not to go down the path of explaining thinking you do not want too. I had FEC 4 times every 3 weeks. Some people feel sick and off for 3 to 4 days. I felt sick for 10-12 days so they changed my preventative medication schedule. Make up a bottle of salted water and have if next to your tooth brush gurgle/rinse whenever you can remember. Thrush can hurt and it takes away your already sluggish appetite. Ginger and lemongrass tea was good for me. Chicken and fine vegetable soup is what I asked for whenever people offered food. It freezes well in those cheap take away containers. A piece of toast and soup quickest healthy meal and gentle on mouths and stomach. If people offer help it can be hard to say yes. Try just some basic thinks to say yes too. A spare UHT milk please. Yes a bottle of wine for when this is finished. Please do a load of dishes/ washing. Also use disposable dishes if it becomes to hard. It's a one off life event. Be good to yourself! The next chemo was taxatere 4 times every 3 weeks. Not as sick in someways. But the bone pain can be hard to deal with. Have a good supply of panadol and stronger ones. Take them regularly as the package/doctor tells you. It's hard to get back on top of the pain once it really kicks in day 3 if you haven't started pain killers. I was using endone and panadol. Not trying to scare you, I hope it's just idea that may help. You may fine your very anxious going into chemo then it is not as bad as you imagined. Great if you have someone to take you too. It's distracting and you can have a laugh at how scared you both may feel. It will release some tension. If you find the I/v is hurting tell the nurses they can reposition. Also if your vein hurts they often have warm packs which lay over the arm, which help. Ask for help, the nurses are great and try to make it as good as possible. Take care. Bec