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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 had to start on the paclitaxel treatment - which I did 7 weeks before I had to stop. I am due to begin the AC treatment shortly. I found I could not handle any spicy food which I LOVED! Coffee, beef and pork tasted like soap. I CRAVED sweet things which I dont normally eat!! SALT and tartare sauce became my best mates! Hot chips were hit and miss, however mashed potatoes and gravy were delicious and at one stage the only thing I could eat. Salads and pickles were delicious! However the mere smell of cooking meat had me throwing up! Water with plenty of ice helped and milk got a weird taste. I craved fish - crumbed not battered. But any other seafood had no taste or tasted like rubber. You may like to note down what you can and can't eat as a helpful tip until you settle into the treatment? GOOD LUCK.