hopefully, someone has already prepped you on what side effects to expect based on the chemo you'll receive...I did lose my hair and had some changes to my nails, but all that subsided quickly as soon as the chemo ended...I thought I looked really funny without hair and just kept telling myself it was only temporary...it was!
I was given some great advice...it was recommended to keep a daily journal while doing chemo..I got chemo every 3 weeks and noticed it followed a pattern...like Cheryl, I would feel fine the 1st few days, then would feel "icky" the 4-7th days, then felt normal after that...the journal will help you see when your good and bad days are and will help you plan activities around that...I too took my ant-nausea meds at the 1st sign of feeling queasy...I NEVER threw up once!...sometimes eating would also ease the nausea
don't fret...you'll do fine...we all survived and you will too
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