Hi @4Coco there is lots of great advice here - I know some things that were said to me 2 years ago were so incredibly helpful.
Just a couple of things to add -
* fruit tingles are great for freshening up your mouth - it must be the bicarbonate soda in them. I munched my way through many packets.
* do whatever feels ok - strolls, having a smoothie at 2am, lying on the couch - just be kind to yourself.
* don’t wait to see if nausea passes - take the meds. I never was physically ill and I put that down to taking the meds and not letting any feelings of swirling in my stomach escalate.
* I gave over to the process. Like @Afraser I did a bit of counselling at the start - incredibly helpful and really got my head in the game.
* as @Cath62 said, I imagined the chemo as the liquid gold I needed to knock out anything rogue - it really changed my perception of what was happening. I then got on with the business of treatment. Thankfully there is chemotherapy and it is now individually targeted for the best results. Even in the 18 months since I finished treatment, things have changed.
* I bought a little bottle of Biotene spray (mouth moisturiser) and put it in my hand bag if my mouth was dry.
* Tell your treating team if you experience any side effects as they will definitely be able to help, but ‘they don’t know if they don’t know.’
Take care 🌸
