Hi Again, 

Nice to hear from you. So I'm not sure what Chemo drugs she is having, I am on FEC-T and have it every three weeks, I know of ladies having Chemo every 2 weeks but not sure if same drug but can't certainly help.

Has you Mum had her Chemo talk yet with the Nurse,? they will go through everything with her all the scary stuff but you don't get everything they say.

The Pic Line does not hurt and is great, it speeds everything up, she will have to have it flushed once a week but that's also good as you get to see your nurses.

The Sad thing is she will lose her hair, that's really hard, make sure she gets referred for a wig straight away, I had an NHS one but some hospitals give vouchers, or you can buy one yourselves.

Your mum will probably feel ok the day after Chemo everyone is different but day 3 is when it's kicks in for me and usually lasts a week, just feeling tired and generally a bit Yuk. 

The main side effect for me is the Nausea but they will give her sickness for that, she must take what they give even if she doesn't feel sick. Also drink lots of fluids the days after too flush it out. 

Don't forget the first one is hard as it's the unknown but once she has she will know what to expect and it will be the same each time.  

My mum will make a big lasagna or Cottage pie for the week after Chemo as I can't face cooking, maybe you could do something like that if you wanted too help it's nice when you don't have to think about food.

She will be fine, it will be ok

love sarah 

Hi everyone

I haven’t been on here for over a year now, but was just thinking about you all today and wondering how you were all getting on with your treatment? I hope everything is going well.

My mum had chemo, a mastectomy and radiotherapy last year, and is now, I’m so pleased to say, cancer free. 

Thank you so much for all of your replies when I was in a really low place. You all really helped me, and I’d love to hear from you and how you are all getting on xx