Post chemo, how long do I have to look like this? When I started this blog, I vowed it would not become a place for me to complain or whine about cancer, treatment or recovery. I wanted to write an uplifting, informative and interesting blog that could be a beneficial resource for others. I intended …
Chemotherapy
About three weeks ago I finished my final chemo session, and I hope I never have to go through anything like that again. I don’t think the reality of being finished has hit me yet as I am still experiencing side effects like achiness, fatigue and the annoying numbness in my fingers and toes. My …
Side effects – chemo and my morning coffee. Has cancer treatment (any sort) messed with your sense of taste? If so, it can be so frustrating, am I right? Since beginning my chemo regimen, I’ve been experiencing the usual side effects like hair loss, neuropathy, poor sleep, flushing, achiness and the other big one – …
Should a chemo patient shave the hair off and if so, when? I hope the photo of me below with my disappearing hair doesn’t scare anyone away. It was actually taken a few weeks ago when I had MORE hair.