Dear Foreverfree & Loveandlight.
Hope you are managing to link up with the November Newbies who will be having Chemo at the same time as youselves. I know it all feels daunting at this stage.
I only found out about this forum recently when i attended a Moving Forward course. I started Chemo in November 2012 following diagnosis in October 2012 (plan was to shrink tumour before surgery) and wished i had known about it then.
As other posts have said Chemo is not pleasant but it really is doable. My diagnosis was a huge shock and i had no idea what to expect so i just had to follow all the advice to avoid infections, contacted BC Nurse if i was worried and made sure i kept active when i could by walking. I had 6 x FecT and took all the anti sickness meds prescribed, used the mouthwash, moisturised my skin and nails throughout and any side effects really are individual. I had Flu Jab just before 2nd Fec. I think i was lucky as i had oral thrush once in the whole time. I finished Chemo in February 2013, have had surgery and Rads since then and expecting to have reconstruction surgery Feb / March 2014.
Just remember girls to be kind to yourselves, eat what you feel like at the time, really try to avoid any infections, make sure you get treatment if you get anything at all and take it easy when you need to.
Take Care. Gilly x
