I'm wondering why I'm writing a post for this particular chemo. I haven't had any weird side effects, no 4 am visits to the hospitals and I'm feeling fairly well. As well as you can, two days after chemo.
I guess I intended this blog to remind me of each experience through treatment and recovery. If I feel half human, this is a good thing. I believe that we may have cracked it (she whispers, very gingerly). The combination of a mostly liquid diet two days before and two days after chemo, a huge amount of antihistamines and paracetamol to keep the reaction at bay and some rather elaborate (expensive) anti sickness drugs have made the past three chemo experiences the less of the living hell they could have been!
If I can give some advise to anyone going through chemo, ask for the anti sickness drug called Emend (Aprepitent), it's just fabulous. I'm sure NHS oncologists would try and gag me for sharing this information. It's expensive, but it really works. I've also suggested this to a couple of people who had horrendous sickness, they are now a whole lot better for taking this.
Don't get me wrong, Emend aside; I still feel a bit 'icky, lethargic, and the neuropathy and tummy pain has started to make an appearance again, but these are all very manageable. If I can get through the next 5 sessions like this, I'm a happy girl.
I'm even embracing my steroid blush, makes me look less like a cave dweller!
Hayley x
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