Starting chemo tommorrow
Hey i am so anxious, feel so sick in the stomach i think I might just throw up. Tears are streaming will I type. Diagnosed EBC 20/3/2019 Lumectomy & 2 LN 24/4/2019 un clear margins Mastectomy 11/...
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Nah, the 2 am terrors are all part of the deal.
You'll be told 'Once you get started it's not too bad.' Which is sort of true. 'Its doable.' Also true. 'Some people have virtually no side effects.' Ditto with the true thing.
None of that is terribly helpful when it comes to the actual day you have to front up and stick out your arm. It's horrible. I just wanted to get in the car and drive until I ran out of road. Screaming all the way. But I didn't.
My best advice is drink as much water as you can comfortably stomach and be as active as you can. Don't over think it. Good luck. MXX
PS. The oncology staff have seen it all before. If you find yourself falling over the edge, someone will organise a sedative for you. Most chemo makes you feel a bit dopey anyway so that feeling of being hyper alert subsides a bit. M
You'll be told 'Once you get started it's not too bad.' Which is sort of true. 'Its doable.' Also true. 'Some people have virtually no side effects.' Ditto with the true thing.
None of that is terribly helpful when it comes to the actual day you have to front up and stick out your arm. It's horrible. I just wanted to get in the car and drive until I ran out of road. Screaming all the way. But I didn't.
My best advice is drink as much water as you can comfortably stomach and be as active as you can. Don't over think it. Good luck. MXX
PS. The oncology staff have seen it all before. If you find yourself falling over the edge, someone will organise a sedative for you. Most chemo makes you feel a bit dopey anyway so that feeling of being hyper alert subsides a bit. M