Chemo

Hello:) I see that you wrote your post in the early hours of the morning,so I'm guessing that you didn't get much sleep!! Two years ago,I was exactly where you are today.I was scared witless,and the thoughts of chemo occupied my mind every single minute.When the day arrived I was TERRIFIED!!! However..it was nowhere near as bad as I feared! That first day,we arrived home about 6 pm.My husband and daughter kept asking me " can you feel anything yet?"!!!! I look back now,and I wonder just exactly what was I going to feel!!!! I felt pretty much ok for the first few days,then on day 5 I recall,Istarted to feel VERY tired.I got a few skin rashes along the way,very weird food cravings,ALL my hair fell out ,beginning on day 14 of my first chemo round,and I actually grew to love my baldness!!!!! It was summer,and having no hair is so easy! By day 9 or 10, each round,the symptoms would disappear,and by the end of the 3rd week,I would be back to normal and thinking'aw that wasn't so bad,I can do this' then it would all start again!!!But for me,it wasn't so bad.My main bit of advice would be to rest when you feel like it,but ALSO get some DA ILY exercise.I walked EVERY day through my chemo,and some days it was very hard,but it is proven now that exercise alleviates many of the symptoms of chemo.Remember that these days there are medications to help with all the side effects,so just shout out to your doctor when you feel that you need a bit of help! Before you know it,you will be through this ,and on this blog,giving advice to other newly diagnosed ladies.Dont stress,and the day will be over before you know it.Please let us know how you get on today.Take a book to read,or something to do,cause it's VERY boring!!! Cheers Robyn xox