Hi Ems

Your life is never over until its over its just taking a different direction at the moment. I can relate to feeling like a different person because you are going through something life changing.  One of the things they tell you is to stay posative and try not to worry - easier said than done but it really does help

Fear of the unknown is quite a common reaction but once you start your treatment and the first one is over with well in my case it was like being on a treadmill things go on.  Dont try and keep things bottled up I used to go from planning a holiday to planning my funeral, its really crazy but this actually helped because picking the music was really hard work.

Ask as many questions as you want (there is no silly question) write them down as they come to you then you wont forget.  I also kept a chemo diary so that I knew how I was feeling every day, in my case side effects did not kick in until a couple of days after treatment and lasted a few days (but it all depends on the treatment you are going to have) so I then knew how each cycle was going to go and could discuss this with the doctor and nurses..

I think most of us have heard the horror stories of chemo but thats not the case now - they give you meds for the side effects and can adapt these to how you manage - I was never sick but did get tired so you adjust while you go through this period.

Hope everything goes well for you and keep us all posted.

Hi Ems

Your life is never over until its over its just taking a different direction at the moment. I can relate to feeling like a different person because you are going through something life changing.  One of the things they tell you is to stay posative and try not to worry - easier said than done but it really does help

Fear of the unknown is quite a common reaction but once you start your treatment and the first one is over with well in my case it was like being on a treadmill things go on.  Dont try and keep things bottled up I used to go from planning a holiday to planning my funeral, its really crazy but this actually helped because picking the music was really hard work.

Ask as many questions as you want (there is no silly question) write them down as they come to you then you wont forget.  I also kept a chemo diary so that I knew how I was feeling every day, in my case side effects did not kick in until a couple of days after treatment and lasted a few days (but it all depends on the treatment you are going to have) so I then knew how each cycle was going to go and could discuss this with the doctor and nurses..

I think most of us have heard the horror stories of chemo but thats not the case now - they give you meds for the side effects and can adapt these to how you manage - I was never sick but did get tired so you adjust while you go through this period.

Hope everything goes well for you and keep us all posted.