Hello Neverimagined and welcome to the Cancer Chat forum.

I'm so sorry to hear how much of an impact the side effects of your chemo are having on you and your daily life.

I can't begin to imagine how difficult this must be but I hope you can take some strength, and comfort, from knowing that the Cancer Chat community are here for you and I'm sure some of our members who have been in a similar situation will be along soon to offer their support and advice.

Given how challenging this situation is it's completely understandable, and natural, for negative thoughts to creep in but if it ever gets to a point where these thoughts become more frequent and/or overwhelming, please make sure you tell someone and reach out for support. If you feel unable to talk to your family and friends about this then don't hesitate to get in touch your GP or medical team as they will understand and will do all they can to support you. I hope this section of our website that we have about mental health and cancer will help you manage those negative thoughts as well but for those times of the day, or night, when no-one is around the Samaritans are available on 116 123, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They are there to listen and will do all they can to help you work through any difficult thoughts and emotions you may be contending with.

I really hope it won't be long until you start to feel the benefits from the changes that have been made to your treatment Neverimagined but I hope this information we have about nausea and cancer and these tips we have on coping with diarrhoea will be useful too. You can also give our cancer nurses a call about this on 0808 800 4040, Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m. They're very easy to talk to and will do all they can to help.

Do keep posting if you find it helps and remember that with us by your side, you don't have to go through this alone.

Kind regards,

Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator