More Tips (and a Shopping List) for Getting Through Chemo

WheelyGirl

Badger - congrats on the 5 yr anniv.  That is awesome.

april25

badger -- many wonderful congrats on the 5 years!!!! That's fantastic!!!

Nico1012

bumping in honor of badger because she's a Rock Star ! !

badger

bump for the New Year! ♥

There are many pages of "bumps" but the OP (original post) is chock-full of great advice.

Nico1012

bumping ~ because it's so important !

TortyLass

thank you for this!!

JWoo

Bumpity-bumpbump-buuump

Nico1012

Thank You JWoo for the bump !

Anonymous

bump

Nico1012

2nd_time_around, you're the best !

Anonymous

Thanks to sharing this wonderful information. It is very useful not only for me but also for everyone. Everyone should concern about these precaution before taking Chemo-Therapy..

Anonymous

TortyLass

it's just a post to bump the thread back to the top of the "Active Topics" list for others to find more easily.

MinusTwo

And this is SUCH a valuable thread for anyone starting any chemo!!! That's why we keep "bumping". It takes it to top of the "active" lists so it's readily available for people who join w/a new diagnosis.

Nico1012

bump !

Anonymous

bump

sas-schatzi

Bump

revup-65

2nd_time_ar… this is my second time around, 1995. BMX, and now chemo. Lots of us out there.. I start chemo in a couple of weeks second time around. Not any easier I will tell you. BMX Jan 6th, back to work 20 days later, the chemo was a surprise so here I am on this forum. I AM SPEACHLESS.

MinusTwo

RevUp - sorry you have to join us. This thread is a wonderful reference. You may want to join the group of women just starting chemo as you are. There's usually a current thread – like February Chemo 2015

https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/69/topic/827966?page=1#idx_25

(please cut & paste or look in the active file if the link doesn't work). And you may want to go back & find the month or the quarter before to read & see how those just before you are solving issues. Also there's a "recurrence" thread. Once you fill in your personal profile with your specifics we'll be better able to recommend other things that might be relevant.

NWArtLady

bump!

Nico1012

BUMP !

Help-this-hubby

great read and very helpful! Thanks you

Help-this-hubby

great quote!

Nico1012

bumping !

Trvler

Thank you for this thread. I might have to start chemo soon after having been under the impression I was having surgery first. I have a lot of reading to do.

Nico1012

Bump

Trvler

Can someone add this to the mouth sores section?

I started having a terrible time with canker sores (about 6 or 7 years ago) and did extensive reading about it because I was miserable. At one point, I had about 6 of them in my mouth. I learned to pop 2 lysine tablets at the first second I felt one coming on and take more of them in the next few days. They stopped them cold. Now I don't even get them anymore. I might start taking them daily BEFORE starting chemo. I looked it up and they have been recommended during chemo.

SyrMom

Never heard of lysine tabs myself, will have to try & remember this.  I suck on ice during infusions.

Nico1012

bump

Nico1012

Bumping !