Chemo: What Tips & Tricks Helped you Through?

Here are a few things that have helped me.
Tingling feet: Two drops of each essential oil: Frankincense & Peppermint mixed with Unscented lotion applied to the feet.
Nausea: Keeping food (mainly carbs & soups) in my belly during chemo weeks helped reduced nausea however it’s difficult to keep eating.
Cold Sensitivity: Still trying to find solutions to the inability to drink cool liquids. It’s challenging to drink hot liquids during 90+ degree temps lol

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.

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

My nausea occurred mostly later that night, or within a day, or so of having a treatment. So after my first treatment, I LEARNED to take my two nausea meds (ondansetron and prochlorperazine) PROACTIVELY and NOT let one wear off before taking the other one. I didn't end up using the queasy pops and donated them to the oncology center for other patients to try.