1st chemotherapy
Hi. I am having my first chemotherapy later in the week. Was hoping for all your advice please especially. 1. Is there better food to eat prior to treatment and after treatment. 2. I have a new p...
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I use Emla cream on my port. There are other generic brands. The Onc unit will give you a tube and the dressings, just remember to ask them. Put a big dob of it on about an hour before treatment and use a dressing like IV frame (non-absorbent) so it doesn't get everywhere. Don't stress too much about it, compared to having a needle in a vein, the port is a doddle. Even without anaesthetic cream it stings a bit but it's not painful enough to make you miserable.
As for food, just be sensible. The night before chemo is probably not the time to do a radical overhaul of your diet. I'd recommend having some veggie soup at home, heaps of soda water and some lemon to put in it. Things you can snack on are good until you figure out where you are. Some get constipated, some don't. Some get the squits. Whatever happens, you are only a week or so away from normal (ish) bowels or at least an understanding of what you are going to have to do to manage your plumbing through your treatment.
Good luck @SYT Marg