Something I wish I'd known

In addition....while on chemo my Oncologist recommended I avoid take away, pre packaged fresh foods...i.e salads, fresh cut fruit., salad bars, food in bain maries...soft serve icecream! ..pre cooked prawns, soft cheeses, unpasteurized dairy goods, avoid bean sprouts....eggs, especially raw.. i.e Bearnaise sauces etc......NOT to take any supplementary goods...i.e vitamins, herbal treatment .....if I did choose a take away or a meal in a restaurant it had to be extremely well cooked......so if I go out, which during chemo has been rare, it was a dried out steak.....blah.....you must wash your fruits and veg extremely well then again after peeling....the enemy here is LISTERIA......Chemo kills everything in your immune system so youre at a greater risk of getting an upset tummy or worse....at first I was terrified of eating certain things, but I have relaxed a bit now, and have eaten out a few times, you just have to be choosy...but  if prepared at home you can assure that all precautions are taken that your food is properly prepared and fresh....It's all abit frightening when its all pointed out to you but it's a small sacrifice to ensure you don;t get any more sick while having treatment...

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