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Brenda5
6 years agoMember
One step at a time. Try not to dwell on the entire treatments or it will overwhelm you. Chemo is doable and we are all here to help you along.
I would suggest you take someone with you every time to be a second set of ears and to keep an eye on you should the chemo nurse step away at any time. Also someone to go and do the mundane things like food shopping is a big plus.
Drink lots of water or any liquid if you don't like plain water. You want to flush the rubbish out and stay hydrated. Also you will need to gentle walk even if you feel awful. Take someone with you then as well in case you get light headed. I never had any real exercise trouble but I had someone with me, just in case.
The hair thing is tough to endure but each stage after the initial omg time, you sort of adapt and it will grow back, sometimes a bit odd for a while. I have dead straight hair and after chemo it came back in the most wonderful perm you have have ever seen and I didn't have to pay a hairdresser for it either. It only lasted a few months though and now I am back to straight hair again.
I would suggest you take someone with you every time to be a second set of ears and to keep an eye on you should the chemo nurse step away at any time. Also someone to go and do the mundane things like food shopping is a big plus.
Drink lots of water or any liquid if you don't like plain water. You want to flush the rubbish out and stay hydrated. Also you will need to gentle walk even if you feel awful. Take someone with you then as well in case you get light headed. I never had any real exercise trouble but I had someone with me, just in case.
The hair thing is tough to endure but each stage after the initial omg time, you sort of adapt and it will grow back, sometimes a bit odd for a while. I have dead straight hair and after chemo it came back in the most wonderful perm you have have ever seen and I didn't have to pay a hairdresser for it either. It only lasted a few months though and now I am back to straight hair again.