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Side Effects from Chemo
Hi everyone, I am yet to start my chemo regime . Have been reading about everyone’s different side effects....I realise that not every person gets every side effect.....but! besides hair loss, nausea,...
I had 12 weeks of chemo with hair loss, fatigue , a little nausea and frequent diarhoea.
But when I started FEC (3 treatments at 3 week intervals )I had nausea every morning,lost eyelashes and eyebrows and all body hair.Lots of fatigue too and then a sore throat and mouth which my GP treated with an antibiotic. My fingernails - i treated them with a nail product and while a bit cloudy, I have kept them.So good luck - it does vary from one person to another. I find it is important to have another "sufferer" to share complaints and to ask for help, medical and otherwise for all the side effectds. DO NOT SUFFER IN SILENCE. There is stuff to help. And you may very well feel fine most of the time. Get out and do all the things you normally would do and ask friends and family for help - be specific. Hope it goes well. Judy
But when I started FEC (3 treatments at 3 week intervals )I had nausea every morning,lost eyelashes and eyebrows and all body hair.Lots of fatigue too and then a sore throat and mouth which my GP treated with an antibiotic. My fingernails - i treated them with a nail product and while a bit cloudy, I have kept them.So good luck - it does vary from one person to another. I find it is important to have another "sufferer" to share complaints and to ask for help, medical and otherwise for all the side effectds. DO NOT SUFFER IN SILENCE. There is stuff to help. And you may very well feel fine most of the time. Get out and do all the things you normally would do and ask friends and family for help - be specific. Hope it goes well. Judy