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It is no doubt difficult to get on with routine. But I second what Growler said, sit tight and take care of yourself first everything else is second.
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Indeed. I have been teaching and prepping my mind to prioritize what's important. And what is not.
What is not important right now is that i resigned from my job, what is not important is that i will face financial difficulties. What is not important is all the material B.S. and what people will think of my appearance, whilst going through chemo.
What is important is to stay positive. What is important is to think of my 3 girls (daughters). What is important is to arm myself with whatever info i can obtain before the appointment on Wednesday with the Oncologist, and like you said, have questions at the ready.
Which i have already started. A list of questions has been begun, with more to be added, i am sure.
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Having been through this with someone I hope you don't mind the unsolicited intel.
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Not at all. Infact it is welcome.
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When you start taking chemo try to have someone go with you to the doctors as well. There is a phenomena called 'chemo-brain'. Which MAY affect your speech and memory to a degree making it somewhat difficult and frustrating for you to ask questions and understand answers. Your doctor should be looking for this, ours did, an inability to put sentences together and or slurred speech is a sure give away to the care taker. Memory and speech will improve after treatment.
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Oh boy. Something i wasn't aware of. Duly noted on my list of questions. Thanks.
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So be aware you may feel numbness in your extremities. This MAY lead to permanent damage in the long run. Like chemo brain it's something you need to keep your doctor and care taker informed of.
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Duly noted as well. And more to stress about.
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My wife was scheduled for a round of six chemo injections. She could only take four out of the six, she was ready to quit on the third but I pressed to do one more. She did suffer from nerve damage but has since recovered and leads a normal life.
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This relates to the numbness in your extremeties that you referred to? Or this is something entirely seperate?
Again, duly noted down.
I've had a look at the patient fact sheet from the hospital, which i linked to earlier on in this thread, and perused, in detail the side effects of chemo.
Now i assume that they are general side effects, since every person's system reacts differently to chemo.
May i ask politely if your Wife underwent any or most or all of those side effects whilst going through chemo?
The fact sheet is here:
https://www.eviq.org.au/LinkClick.as...s%3d&tabid=156
I'm curious as to wether the side effects described are a possibility, or if they all happen to every patient, or if the side effects may occur, if so, how many of them, how frequently, ie daily, weekly, hourly etc etc.
Thanks for keeping this thread alive, and helping me keep my hope intact and to stay on a positive path.
