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Chemo and food
Hi all, I am relatively new to all of this. Diagnosed at the beginning of this month IDC left breast, tests have now shown 3 nodes involved. Initially lumpectomy was going to be the first option, bu...
I have to say I ate like a hog on the AC - bacon and eggs during my yuk days. Food I wouldn’t normally want. I was very happy that although there would be 4 or 5 days each cycle that I couldn’t tolerate coffee I would get over that and back to drinking it by the end of the week. I struggled to drink enough water because it made me sick but I added a little apple cidar or lemon juice to it and that helped. On pactitaxel I was able to eat as normal and that was a great comfort. I am a lover of food also and I worried about the loss of that during chemo but that part wasn’t as bad I imagined. Being able to enjoy my coffee was important to me and I still could. Best wishes xx