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Chemo: What Tips & Tricks Helped you Through?

Cancer | Last Active: Sep 15, 2023 | Replies (15)

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I endorse what @auntieoakley said about letting your doctor(s) know about the tingling in your hands and feet—I knew several fellow breast cancer patients whose tamoxifen treatments ended early because they were developing neuropathy and their doctors didn't want to cause permanent damage.

I'd also mention the fatigue. My third Adriamycin chemo was reduced to about 80% as my blood counts were getting dangerously low on the full dose (my oncologist assured me it was still effective). Also, I was very jittery for 2–3 days after the first two chemos because of the amount of steroids I was given, so he reduced those to half beginning with the third treatment.

A niece and her husband gifted me a nice selection of Queasy Pops to combat nausea. These can be ordered online and are available in a variety of flavors and sugar-free options as well as lozenges.

I recommend Red Oval Farms Stoned Wheat Thins Crackers and Nabisco saltines; when nothing else tasted good, these DID and got me through months of not feeling like eating anything.

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Is the nausea reduced by queasy pops and do they really work?