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He starts chemo: Now what do I expect?

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Sep 11, 2023 | Replies (26)

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@mommacandy

thank you...i honestly think i may be more nervous than he is about this!!! i guess part of it with me is simply wondering how it will affect him...not as much physically (yall have done a fantastic job of telling me things to watch out for) but mentally...he has combat PTSD and is an amputee (IED) so there's ALWAYS something going on mentally with him whether he admits it or not...

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Fwiw, chemo didn't exacerbate my anxiety or my mild to moderate depression. (It's circumstantial depression, and I don't take any Rx or OTC for it; I do occasionally take a low dose of an anti-anxiety drug, generic Ativan, at bedtime.)

This might not be relevant to your friend's circs; please consider asking the chemo nurses as well as your friend's oncologist.