Don't be scared about chemo

Some people have some real bad problems but most really don't find it that bad.

When my wife had her first chemo session I remember us walking out after 4-5 hours saying "was that it?" after she'd sat in a comfy chair and been hooked up to a drip with a pump attached and getting tea and biscuits. Typically after a couple of days she had some flu-like symptoms for about 24 hours and that was it for the month.

When she went on one of the drugs she lost her hair which I know worries many women - she just shaved her hair, or more accurately had me do it and walked around in outrageous ear-cuffs - but she was "artistic" but there are options like ice-caps that freeze your scalp during chemo which reduces blood supply to your scalp during chemo and thus reduce the hairloss.

So don't worry about the chemo you really will be fine

No wonder you are scared....it is alot to get your head around! I can't say don't worry about having chemo cos I have never had it myself!....My son had 5 years worth from 1year old and was tired out sometimes, lost his appetite, went off chocolate, lost some of his hair.....but otherwise had some medication to cope with sickness etc and managed to stay quite cheery! (mind you kids are resilient) Everybody deals with things in their own way. But a cancer diagnosis is always gonna be scary because of the unknown....My only help can be to say take a deep breath.....Start really looking after yourself (if you don't already)....Lots of natural, healthy stuff, walks in the fresh air and take each day as a new one. Try to enjoy precious moments....watch the spring arrive slowly and wonder at how bizarre but beautiful this earth can be! We can enjoy the little things and let fate take care of the rest. I hope you have good family/friend support because at times like this you find out who is strong and not....Keep the ones who make you feel good and don't give a second thought to the others. Hope your journey isn't too traumatic and the bad times are few.xx

Hello 

I was diagnosed 18th of December with 2 grade 2 ductal cancers.I've had my mastectomy actually at pathology meeting one was a grade 3 and I had 30 mm precancerous change around my tumours.

I started my chemo yesterday.I was all hooked up and spoilt with endless teas coffee and treats-I even had an amazing aromatherapy foot massage BLISS! 

I know at this stage it's just too much to take in.please try just one step at a time and move on to the next.

So far and I'm only day 2 on treatment 1 so little do I know so far..but I'm not too bad.yesterday I felt nasty but went to bed.Today I've a red face and feel slightly strange.so far so good.

Any questions and time 

Best wishes Ness x

Us with bladder cancer don't get offered the foot massages....!!!!!! lol :)

So sorry cfeast..

Do they need rain hats incse?

We get free reflexology with all chemo-I'm booked in for hands next treatment.x 

lol....definitely!.....I obviously got the wrong cancer ;)

Oh gosh 

sorry funny lol x 

Hi 

So sorry about your situation.  

I would like to say that the chemo treatment isn't that bad it gets a bit tiresome. But it's not as scary as you would think.  My first time I was scared I had to go by myself (wouldn't let my son come) and I thought how will I get home as I had driven there.  After a couple of hours in a chair and God know's how many cuppa's and toilet breaks I was able to walk out and drive home.  So the treatment is not bad. I was lucky? had no choice really the side affects didn't stop me from cooking cleaning etc.  Dont get me wrong it was tiring really tiring but like they say you have to be strong and you will be.

I will probably being do it all again soon just waiting to see the oncologist and I am scared as and I have already been through it once.  So its ok to scared.  Everybody is.

I hope this help's and please know you are not alone like me you found this site and the people here are amazing I mean really amazing and supportive

All the best

Sorry to hear you may have to go through it all again! :(