Hi, this may seem a bit odd, but after my first chemo session on 8th Feb I came home and decided I needed a bit of a rest. Anyway when I closed my eyes I saw these strange ‘faces’ (for want of a better expression) looking at each other, as though weighing each other up. (said it was weird). On Saturday a similar thing happened, only now the things looked like the strange microbes you see in wildlife programmes (think David Attenborough) which I have called little critters, and they actually appeared to be in battle?. This continued until Monday at which point the little critters were more difficult to see and by Tuesday they’d gone. I think all the chemo would have passed through by then aswell. Although most odd it wasn’t scary. After all this I felt for my 2cm unwanted guest, which we’ve called Gremlim, and I hope I not imagining it but it seems to have changed shape by appearing flatter, I don’t want to say smaller just yet. Has anybody out there had a similar experience? Or is this just yet another side affect of chemo?
i had strange things happen after my chemo. I thought there was people in my bedroom, one been my mum, when I knew there wasn’t anyone there, but it seemed so real. This happened on my 1st chemo and my 2nd. I did wonder if perhaps it was the streiods, but what ever it was it was just the twice it happened. I have thought about it since and wondered if it’s the chemicals playing tricks on your brain until you get used to it.
Hi Susie. I’m so glad I spotted your post, though sorry you have the experience.Things are surreal enough without this. After my third EC treatment three weeks ago, I noticed that sometimes individuals would appear very clearly in my head, some familiar, most not. I have always had a vivid imagination but this is different - they’re ‘real,’ but not there; talking to me and accepted by me as relevant; usually nothing to do with cancer; they aren’t quick flashes but there for several minutes. Then they’re gone. It has puzzled me rather than alarmed me. I’ve just had 4 days in hospital with neutropoenic sepsis and the experiences were particularly strong - and oddly reassuring. Of course it was explained away as symptomatic of my fever. That doesn’t explain earlier experiences. I hope someone can offer you an explanation.