I unofficially qualified for this group early last month...

[Solly Mack]

1. I slept through my chemo treatments because the very first time I was so scared

they gave me the good Benadryl. After that, I got it each time.

I did weekly blood work to see how my body was faring on chemo. I had to stop taking some medications because of harm to my liver, and I wasn't going to stop chemo, so I stopped my other meds. I had to get potassium chloride IVs from time to time.

My chemo mix caused a horribly bad rash on my face and upper body. Seriously ugly and scary acne like rash that I had to use heavy duty lotion - not moisturizer - on to reduce.

I got nausea pills and I did need them. The smell of food cooking got to me, and the thought of eating was unthinkable at times.

I was getting both chemo and radiation at the same time and there was some overlap of side-effects.

The thing you have to keep in mind that different people respond differently. Yes, there will be similarities but it really is different for everyone.



Both happy and unhappy to see you here. You know what I mean.