Ouch

Hi Donna,

As you said we all react differently to chemo but AC does play with your tummy so if you do get contipation it is a good idea to take a movicol the day of treatmwnt as that first bowel movement after the Chemo can be an ansolite nightmare afterwards... And do keep them handy in case you need them in the initial few days.

Be very gentle with your tummy and modify diet accordingly as, at some stage it seems everyone hits a bout of runs too.

I made a mistake of having a very high fibre diet the first week and it seems to have irritated my gut badly in combination with the chemo toxins so really suffered for it day 9.

Walking helps keep nausea under control the initial 24 hours post chemo being aadmonistere. For some reason gas becomes and issue and walking will help bind that gas make you burp which provides relief from nausea.

All in all, you will do well - just listen to your body and be kind to yourself. Also, may sound weird to say it now but do have someone supervise your meds taking the initial 3 days as your brain will not function well. It will make it cloudy and kind of make you think about everything 4+ times and still easy to make a mistake. It does clear after few days though ??.

And do not forget a lot of us have been posting about our AC experiences so you can always look up old posts and do not forget this is a great community. I have learned a lot and found a lot of help and valuable advice every time I posted any questions. 

All the best with your first session

Hugs

Jel.