Just finished my chemo and I was a very reluctant starter. If I could have dodged the chemo bullet I definitely would have. I wasn't doing it right up until the first day.
The thing that changed my mind was my oncologist. On my first meeting with him he said to me that we had met before. 18 years ago I had kidney cancer which was treated surgically by the urologists and I lost my kidney. I had one onco appointment, which to be honest I'd forgotten about. I was told off for coming in by myself and then he told me I didn't need chemo or radio and he left me under the urologists. He'd remembered that (and put a sticker on my star chart for bringing someone with me to this appointment) and he reminded me of our conversation. Then he said to me that I knew he wasn't the kind of consultant that put people through chemo if they didn't need it and that this time I did.
So for what it's worth and I realise this is just one experience, if they have said you don't need it then that's good enough for me. They definitely tell you if you do. It's a pretty **bleep**ty experience and takes a lot of getting over. I'm just glad mine is behind me now and I'm not sure I'd do it again under any circumstances.
I cold capped succesfully btw, and I'd always say to someone to give it a go. Keeping your hair definitely helps you to put it behind you and move on xxxxxx
