Hi All,
My tips are on this thread somwehere but have got buried so thought I would post them again:
thelittlestjojo.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/top-tips-for-getting-through-chemo.html
Love Jo xx
Thank you lots of advice.
Hi ladies i will be starting my first chemo session in a few weeks once this wound has healed. Have you any tips as to what i should take with me on the day
thank you
my top tips would be-
or the couple of days every cycle where my mouth was too sensitive even for mild toothpaste - brush gently with bicarbonate of soda instead of toothpaste.
I had horrible acid reflux / heartburn, and I found drinking hazelnut or almond alpro, both of which are v alkaline, to soothe all the passage of my acidic gullet and relieve the acid for a while. Personally I found it more effective than the medical alternatives, and of course it had no side effects and is quite nice!
Good luck everyone x
Hi ladies i am very new to this I had my masectomy last month nothing in nodes but having Fec and radiotherapy because of tumor size 5.5cm i am getting head shaved but wondered is it best to do this before or after first bout of FEC starting this on Thursday Thank u for your help I have enjoyed reading all your tips.
The best tip I have come across is to suck ice or icypoles during chemo - it protects the lining of your mouth and prevents the loss of taste too! Same theory as cold cap - reduced bloodflow so less exposure to chemo drugs. I didn’t know about this trick for my first cycle and had a sensitive mouth and lost my sense of taste for a couple of weeks, but it did come back for the final week of my three week cycle. Next time I ate 6 icypoles during chemo with fab results, didn’t get a sore throat either which I had had first cycle. Can’t recommend this enough, life is bleak enough going through this ordeal without losing the pleasure of food.
Hi ladies i was told to take ice poles in too worked well took them in a flask x
Hi hope all goes well the best thing I heard was to go with your body .Sleep when tired and eat little and often. Xx
Over the last 24 hours, now day 2, I have felt my head getting a tight feeling. Not unpleasant, just aware. Is this a reaction to the chemo!
Over the last 24 hours, now day 2, I have felt my head getting a tight feeling. Not unpleasant, just aware. Is this a reaction to the chemo.
smileyvery-happy:Hi all
Just had my first FEC-T treatment yesterday, so far, so good! Had a bit of a ‘fuzzy’ head all day, but apart from that, tickety boo!
Lots of handy tips on here to keep me going as any needs arise, thank you for taking the time to share 
Hi there im do to have my 3rd fec on thurs. I drink dilute lemon by savers at morrison or banana milk cold qeunches thirst.also I drink around 8 glasses water a dau maybe more good for hair skin nails from julesk
Angel77 said:
hi all . i had my second chemo TC-H on 2 july and have lost most of my hair so today im going to shave it all off . the main thing i struggle with is the gcsf injections and loose of taste … anybody got any tips to quench my thirst ? x hope your all doing ok . i have 2 chemos left to go x.
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Hi Angel77. Good to see that you are manging well. It’s amazing how we just get on with the treatment an side effects once we begin the journey. Was the 2nd cycle any easier, the same SEs,or worse.
I am struggling with the gcsf also but mine in the flatulence and bloatedness that i don’t know what todowith myself senario. Anyway today I danced and it worked. No discomfort after a while a felt much happier.
The lost of taste also happen for me but my body seems to crave the food that I can actually taste so listen to what it tells you and eat what you crave.I feel like a pregnat mother with these cravings
Don’t know about the thirst. i set my alarm to drink water every hour during the day and so far so good.Have you tried sucking the pineapple lollies?
Keepwell
Sugar8
Hi chaise it is very demoralising when the s/es are bad I too am very ill after chemotherapy it takes me a week before i start to feel like normal. What chemotherapy are you having I am on Fec and that about sums it up!
The best advice I can give is drink plenty eat lots of fresh fruit and fibre. I find it washes the damned stuff out of you .
I have been put on tranquilisers because my body rejects the chemotherapy so I start throwing up as it’s being administered. Fabulous eh?
I have 2 more to go then I am done. I also eat a lot of steaks before getting blood done to make sure my iron count is high.
Good luck and just keep going. Get support from here and your Macmillan centre and get a break planned to give you something to look forward to x
Hi Chaise. I find that I can’t get enough fizzy water - I squeeze a bit of lemon or lime in it - nothing else seems to satisfy my thirst in that 1st week or so. But drinking lots definitely seems so help me feel a bit better. The packs of frozen fruit are really good too - mostly use them to make a smoothie - literally just chop a bit of fresh fruit (usually include a banana for sweetness) with a handful of frozen fruit, a bit of milk and whizz - much easier than eating fruit with no taste (because of the lovely side effects!!). And - the frozen pineapple is nice on it’s own to eat - weird but true!! Good luck with everything xxxxxxx
Hi team. I’m just wondering if anyone has any suggestions on foods to help Increase white blood count. I’ve just bought some wheat grass powder, has anyone got any suggestions or advice? Thanks hbunny
sorry if this has been covered in this thread already
can anyone help with a vinegar taste?
i am 9yrs down the line since 1st DX & have had many different chemos over the years
and i remember this happening before but i cant remember what i did to help myself?
my food tastes fine when i am eating it, everything tastes as it should,
but around half n hour after i get a horrible vinegar taste.
the chemo i am on this time is kadcyla
kimi x
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Last chemo next week hope to start to feel normal again frightened to go out on my own caseI flake out again where’s that come from ?mri scan clear.muat be just me !
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