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pollytps
2 years agoMember
Newly diagnosed
Hi all, I was diagnosed straight after Easter and had mastectomy in mid April. Now waiting to have a PET scan to see if it has spread else where, and see medical oncologist to find out about chemo an...
Paris_24
2 years agoMember
@pollytps there are many different chemo regimes tailored to individual circumstances, generally based on the size and type of cancer. As the other ladies have described there is plenty of medication that can be taken as the different side effects occur or as a preventative ie, nausea. The chemo I am on they said I was going to lose my hair, so I didn’t bother with the cold cap process. The treating team work and support you being as healthy as you can be so you can get through your treatment. The fatigue is real and I just sleep as much as my body needs after each session. I find it can be a mind game too knowing that chemo day is coming up, that people are out living their lives, holidays etc while I am in the phase of “waiting” for the weeks of chemo to pass and then onto radiation. The experiences of others currently in the same circumstances helps. How did your scan go and have you seen or got a time for your oncologist appointment?