Struggling through Chemo
Hi all, My nurse has just introduced me to this group. I’m hoping to connect and share my story and hopefully somehow feel better. After being diagnosed and a short time later having a mastectomy a...
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Hi everyone, nice to read you are all going well.
Cee Cee, Christmas seems forever away but when I think about it, I’ve had treatment since beginning of December so that makes sense. Time has truly flown with all that we are enduring….. thank goodness.
Katie that’s a bit of a setback for you and yes, definitely enjoy your time off of treatment.
Cee Cee, Christmas seems forever away but when I think about it, I’ve had treatment since beginning of December so that makes sense. Time has truly flown with all that we are enduring….. thank goodness.
Katie that’s a bit of a setback for you and yes, definitely enjoy your time off of treatment.
I have just had my 9th round of radiation…… don’t ask me where the time has gone…… I wasn’t even counting and now number 10 tomorrow!
I really struggled with the breath holding, just pure panic took over and I couldn’t control it. I had to push the button (which is there in your hand if you need them to come in) twice. It’s a very strange feeling to breathe in an amount of air they have programmed and then feel it cut off, as in no more air with a mouthpiece in my mouth and my nose pegged off, I didn’t do so well the first few sessions. I tried relaxing prior but when I was left alone I couldn’t. Having said that, I’m a bit of a pro at it now and my advice for anyone going through the breath holding technique is to ensure you expel your lungs prior to taking the deep breath (easier said than done when the shallow breathing takes over). I have to do this 7 times per session and there is quite a long pause after the initial breath hold to Aline the bed prior to the radiation.
Ive got friendly with another lady going through the same thing, it was her last day today and she rang the bell….. very loudly 😂, yep, there’s more bell ringing to come!
I really struggled with the breath holding, just pure panic took over and I couldn’t control it. I had to push the button (which is there in your hand if you need them to come in) twice. It’s a very strange feeling to breathe in an amount of air they have programmed and then feel it cut off, as in no more air with a mouthpiece in my mouth and my nose pegged off, I didn’t do so well the first few sessions. I tried relaxing prior but when I was left alone I couldn’t. Having said that, I’m a bit of a pro at it now and my advice for anyone going through the breath holding technique is to ensure you expel your lungs prior to taking the deep breath (easier said than done when the shallow breathing takes over). I have to do this 7 times per session and there is quite a long pause after the initial breath hold to Aline the bed prior to the radiation.
Ive got friendly with another lady going through the same thing, it was her last day today and she rang the bell….. very loudly 😂, yep, there’s more bell ringing to come!
The fatigue hit me like a ton of bricks today, all normal according to the nurse.
Look forward to hearing what your Oncologist decides to do Katie.
Take care everyone ♥️
Look forward to hearing what your Oncologist decides to do Katie.
Take care everyone ♥️