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Welcome to Mayo Connect. The idea of chemo can be scary. I actually had few problem with chemo, I was fatigue and lost hair, but had no problem with nausea. It was something I needed to do as part of my treatment plan.

Is there something specific your concern about with chemo?

I was terrified about chemo, because well, we have all seen family or friends who went through chemo and suffered. I can say there was some hardship but it was “do able”. Like @roch I had fatigue and I lost my hair, I also had some nausea. That being said, not all chemo is equal, some will cause more side effects, some less, and some different.
My decision process was hard because I had seen family go through chemo and struggle. I decided that if I was going to be able to look back and say, I did all I could do to stop this thing, I would have to give it try. My doctor assured me that I could terminate treatment if I needed to and still be treated in other ways.
I am 20 years out from diagnosis this year and looking back, it was really hard but emerging out the other side, I had a newly found peace about life, about death, about all the small stuff too.
This decision is a personal one and each treatment regimen is different. I hope you can make the best informed decision for YOU. I will be here either way to support you if I can.
Have you talked to your doctor about the Epstein Barr, which might be contributing to the other chronic issues?
Is it possible to treat it, maybe before chemo?