Chemo honeymoon is over

Hi Lynda .. your mum has an amazing daughter!  It must be difficult to see your mum going through this, just remember to take some time out for yourself and take care of you too!  Nausea is revolting and can be unrelenting.  It's really hard to eat and drink.  My daughter would bring me a smoothie, usually milk and sustagen or fruit and I would tolerate that.   It's important to keep the fluids up even if you can't eat much.   So sorry to hear your mum ended up with a DVT, another side effect you are not always made aware of. Make sure your mum is able to move around, some days it will be hard, even going to the letterbox is an effort.  Take her for a walk, slowly up the street if she is able to manage it.  It is really important to keep moving and keep your legs elevated if sitting.  I fell in a heap with the injections but came up with a brilliant plan that worked for me :) ... I made a visit to my GP twice a day for the injections until I could get my head around it and into a good headspace and then they helped me do it myself.  Never in a million years did I think I would be able to do it, but this treatment throws you curved balls and I have managed to catch a few!  It is really hard going but each day is a step closer to feeling better.
Take care.
Susie xx