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Tips for Chemo and Radiation
Last year going through chemo I wrote down things which helped as I went through treatment to share with three friends coming behind me. Some is advice I got from other patients, some from doctors, s...
@Berchel14 I'm so sorry you are suffering with side effects, its a bit of a lottery and it sounds like you got the short straw. I'm sorry you are having such a hard time. I hope that your Onc's ideas work. How good you are having number 3 today and then just one left.
AC is a bastard. The good news is that Paclitaxel is easier. It drags on but its no way as hard on you.
My eyes streamed on and off the whole time. I remember walking round the park in a cold wind with them just pouring! And I still have a runny nose with Herceptin. There's not much that stops it but the drops helped the itchiness.
I asked for cold cap but my Onc said it wouldn't work with AC. Do look into the cold therapy for hands and feet though. A lot of the women here have had good results with that.
Sending you some white light today for chemo <3
AC is a bastard. The good news is that Paclitaxel is easier. It drags on but its no way as hard on you.
My eyes streamed on and off the whole time. I remember walking round the park in a cold wind with them just pouring! And I still have a runny nose with Herceptin. There's not much that stops it but the drops helped the itchiness.
I asked for cold cap but my Onc said it wouldn't work with AC. Do look into the cold therapy for hands and feet though. A lot of the women here have had good results with that.
Sending you some white light today for chemo <3