7 Things to Know While You're Undergoing Chemotherapy

When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in October, 2012 at the age of 37, my world was turned upside down. My particular flavor of cancer was stage 1, grade 3, triple negative infiltrating ductal carcinoma. That's a mouthful, huh? I had my bi-lateral mastectomy performed and one month later I began six months of ACT (Adriamycin, Cytoxan, and Taxol) chemotherapy. While I can't guarantee that your road will be without bumps, in fact, I can almost assure you that there will be bumps, I can offer you some insights that helped me along the way. So, buckle up and hold on tight, you can do this. Good luck to you my friend. I'm sending you love and strength. 1. Don't eat anything you actually like during chemo Chemo can cause all sorts of aversions. The most common being that you won't be able to stand anything you consume during chemo. I don't know if it's just the association with it being "chemo food" or if there is some scientific explanation. So do not, I repeat, do not bring your favorite candies or snacks with you to the infusion room. Rather, bring something you're trying to quit (lol), candy bars anyone? Just kidding. Your best bet is to bring bland, stomach-soothing items like crackers, licorice, ginger candies etc. Some people get a funny metallic taste in their mouth throughout chemo. If this happens to you, I'd advise you to avoid using metal utensils to eat, that'll only make it worse. Other than that, you just have to grin and bear it. And remember, this too shal...
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