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Hi @TerriSteve,
Chemo is the big bad nasty of the group. It scares the heck out of everybody until you get started. It's that fear of "how will my body handle it". It stinks for sure but a lot of us don't get anywhere near the amount of "possible" side effects that are on that very very long daunting list.
I had the standard cocktail of AC-T. While the AC was a bit rugged I functioned relatively normally, managed to work part time and did all of my usual things. Taxol was far easier with only minor issues.
For me, the more normality I had in my life the easier it was to get through. I chose a big job (renovate my dining room) that I thought should take six months and that's what I put my time into. It gave me a focus that was totally non cancer related.
I had minimal issues with radiation. No fatigue and only minor burning towards the end. The biggest pain was driving there every day.
Take lots of photos of anything normal you do with friends and family during this time. That way when you look back on that part of your life it's not all about the cancer. I did this quite by accident but am so glad I did.
All the best lovely.
xoxoxox
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Chemo is the big bad nasty of the group. It scares the heck out of everybody until you get started. It's that fear of "how will my body handle it". It stinks for sure but a lot of us don't get anywhere near the amount of "possible" side effects that are on that very very long daunting list.
I had the standard cocktail of AC-T. While the AC was a bit rugged I functioned relatively normally, managed to work part time and did all of my usual things. Taxol was far easier with only minor issues.
For me, the more normality I had in my life the easier it was to get through. I chose a big job (renovate my dining room) that I thought should take six months and that's what I put my time into. It gave me a focus that was totally non cancer related.
I had minimal issues with radiation. No fatigue and only minor burning towards the end. The biggest pain was driving there every day.
Take lots of photos of anything normal you do with friends and family during this time. That way when you look back on that part of your life it's not all about the cancer. I did this quite by accident but am so glad I did.
All the best lovely.
xoxoxox
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