Coping with chemo & side effects

I shaved my head as I felt more in control but as you said losing your eyebrows & eyelashes seems to really affect how you see yourself. I was lucky my friends never said anything to upset me, but my normally lovely husband really upset me a couple of times unintentionally by saying the wrong things about my hair. I let it go the first time as I knew he’d be mortified that he’d really hurt me. However, when I complained about my lack of hair whilst we’re sat in a pub and he replied that I had more that most of the men in there, I told him in no uncertain terms how even more unfeminine his comments made me feel. He was upset but I wanted him to know how vulnerable I felt (most unlike me) so he wouldn’t make such crass jokes again. When my hair started to grow and was about a quarter of an inch long I sometimes didn’t wear a scarf (despite not looking like myself) and when people stared, I thought I’m still here and if my appearance upsets anyone then it’s their problem not mine.

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Yeah, it’s bad having to cope with the side effects. And now that I’ve read that the Bard PowerPort can cause problems, like pieces of the port may migrate in the body if they break, or there can be bacterial colonizations or the risk of blood clots, it’s even worse. Did you guys know that?
Here’s the source: https://natlawreview.com/article/bard-powerport-lawsuit-overview