Hi Teresa

I’m sorry to see you’ve had this diagnosis. As Jenn said, I have been through the same treatment you are now facing.

It is pretty intense treatment, but the chemotherapy for me didn’t cause any issues. If you are on the standard chemo, it is a low dose of Cisplatin, which is designed to make the radiotherapy more effective and it doesn’t make you lose your hair. The chemo is delivered via an infusion through a cannula into your arm with other drugs like an anti sickness and it does take several hours. It doesn’t hurt and didn’t cause me any side effects.

The radiotherapy did make me very tired, and as the weeks went on, I suffered from diarrhoea and cystitis, but these effects disappeared quickly after treatment ended. The tiny little tattoo markings are to make sure the radiotherapy is delivered in exactly the right places.

What stage is your cancer? I was stage 2b. If you have any questions, I’ll be happy to help based on my experiences. My treatment was 3.5 years ago. x

Hi Teresa

I’m sorry to see you’ve had this diagnosis. As Jenn said, I have been through the same treatment you are now facing.

It is pretty intense treatment, but the chemotherapy for me didn’t cause any issues. If you are on the standard chemo, it is a low dose of Cisplatin, which is designed to make the radiotherapy more effective and it doesn’t make you lose your hair. The chemo is delivered via an infusion through a cannula into your arm with other drugs like an anti sickness and it does take several hours. It doesn’t hurt and didn’t cause me any side effects.

The radiotherapy did make me very tired, and as the weeks went on, I suffered from diarrhoea and cystitis, but these effects disappeared quickly after treatment ended. The tiny little tattoo markings are to make sure the radiotherapy is delivered in exactly the right places.

What stage is your cancer? I was stage 2b. If you have any questions, I’ll be happy to help based on my experiences. My treatment was 3.5 years ago. x