I have had a successful lumpectomy, 12 weeks of chemo (finishing up next week) and will next have 15 rounds of radiation therapy. Along with chemo, every three weeks they’ve given me an infusion of hormone therapy via my picc line. Post-chemo, these will become injections into the muscle.
How much do these injections hurt? Sorry to be a baby about this, but I was abused in a hospital as a small child and sitting/lying still while someone hurts me (even for my own good) frightens me so much it nearly stops my heart. I made it through picc line insertion with some encouragement from lovely people here (and my husband sitting outside the room with the door open while they worked, thank goodness), so I’m hoping maybe it will be helpful to hear from kind people again.
Hi @malymoses
So sorry you are finding yourself facing all this “stuff”(being polite here). I can’t answer your question as I didn’t have the hormone jabs, but I know the nurses would talk you through it all on the helpline.
However, I would say that if you can go through 12 weeks of chemo and still sound rational on the subject, then you can deal with ANYTHING in your life. Try and find someone empathetic to do the injections because there are ways of mitigating discomfort from jabs (anaesthetic creams for example). Also you can learn relaxation and distraction techniques that could help.
I wish you well on your treatment path.
Sending love and hugs
Eily 