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Husband and chores
so here I sit after having my two ops (first lumpectomy and five nodes) then (all nodes as cancer spread) my chemo starts Tuesday and I have told the family, husband, daughter 20, her fiance 22, and y...
Chemo is different for everybody and the reality is you need to be prepared for the worst. Hopefully you will be pleasantly surprised. I was on ACT-H Chemo regime. The AC was every 21 days. I was flat as a tack the day if chemo. Day 2...not so bad...but then wiped out until about halfway into the next week. You then feel a bit better and then it's time to start again. I got more and more tired each cycle and increasingly weaker. I didn't cook at all the week of chemo as I couldn't stand that long. I'd put a roast on though once a week (day 3 after chemo) and got others to do lifting etc for that.
When on the next regime I was able to cook but energy was very limited. We bought lots of partially prepped food from the butcher like stir frys etc. I made laksa using jar sauces, pre cut veggies in bags and sliced meats. This way I only needed about 20 minutes in the kitchen. I did like cooking for my family as it was all I did. My sister came over and cleaned. I put washing on but had my boys carry out the baskets of wet clothes and I hung up...as I needed some exercise. By the last 2 weeks I was just struggling to shower and get dressed by lunchtime.
We are all different. I've added some of my posts to give you a little idea.
I am a working high energy person who exercised everyday and cooked every night for my family and did all the cleaning. It was a big shock to find out I wasn't capable of doing any of it and it contributed to me feeling depressed on treatment.
Kath x
http://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/14558/last-chemo/p1
http://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/13908/post-chemo-blues#latest
When on the next regime I was able to cook but energy was very limited. We bought lots of partially prepped food from the butcher like stir frys etc. I made laksa using jar sauces, pre cut veggies in bags and sliced meats. This way I only needed about 20 minutes in the kitchen. I did like cooking for my family as it was all I did. My sister came over and cleaned. I put washing on but had my boys carry out the baskets of wet clothes and I hung up...as I needed some exercise. By the last 2 weeks I was just struggling to shower and get dressed by lunchtime.
We are all different. I've added some of my posts to give you a little idea.
I am a working high energy person who exercised everyday and cooked every night for my family and did all the cleaning. It was a big shock to find out I wasn't capable of doing any of it and it contributed to me feeling depressed on treatment.
Kath x
http://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/14558/last-chemo/p1
http://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/13908/post-chemo-blues#latest