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EllenW
4 years agoMember
Stopping treatment
I (and only I) have made the decision to stop my chemo treatment. After suffering for weeks now since my last round with hospitalisations, infections. pain, oral thrush to the extent that I haven't ea...
Cath62
4 years agoMember
Hi @Ellenwatson65 , sorry you find yourself here. It not the club we want to be in.
You have to be satisfied with the treatment you are having and have no regret if you decide one type of treatment is not for you. It's your body and your life.
Sorry you experienced all those side effects. I never really had any bad side effects from chemo. Yes I had a few but my oncologist said if I experienced bad side effects from chemo she would have failed at her job. I did reduce the amount of my chemo short and stopped short by 1 treatment because of peripheral neuropathy.
We are all different and we react differently to treatment as well. I wish you well in recovery.
You have to be satisfied with the treatment you are having and have no regret if you decide one type of treatment is not for you. It's your body and your life.
Sorry you experienced all those side effects. I never really had any bad side effects from chemo. Yes I had a few but my oncologist said if I experienced bad side effects from chemo she would have failed at her job. I did reduce the amount of my chemo short and stopped short by 1 treatment because of peripheral neuropathy.
We are all different and we react differently to treatment as well. I wish you well in recovery.