Cancer Discussions, Cancer Support and Community Connection Forum - November 28th, 2009 - 6 Comments
Can anyone who has had chemo or breast cancer answer this please ?
My best friend has breast cancer and definitely needs chemotherapy ?
before they do anything else. they said neoadjunct therapy.
I want to be very helpful and supportive of her because she was just divorced and doesnt have alot of family and we been lifelong best friends.
I don’t even mind doing nurse duties for her but how sick does chemo make woman ?
We are both in our 30’s and this is sad.
I don’t know what stage her cancer is yet. She is still in tests for staging.
My boyfriend had chemo, and I know it is very hard. He was so sick, it was horrible. He would have no energy and he would lie in his bed all day long and watch movies. Chemo makes you vomit a lot, lack of energy and it just takes up all your energy. Just be there for her to talk to, and just be a shoulder for her to cry on and I am sure she would appreciate it. Maybe watch a movie with her , something to try and change her mind. best of luck to your friend.
I’m 48 and going through breast cancer and doing just fine. chemo wasn’t that bad. it never made me sick. tell her to contact yme.com as it’s an organiztion for breast cancer and they can help her through this.
Each person reacts to Chemo differently.
It is good to have others input. Some may have had worse than others.
“We need to take care of each other
As you see from the two initial responsesn chemo reacts differently with different dosages and people. Whatever “coctail” your friend receives in chemo is the ideal mixture for her cancer.
I am 46. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in Feb 09. I had a double nastectomy at stage 3m I received twelve weeks of chemotherapy.
I was a bit nauseous but never threw up. My physician added an anti-nausea med to my “coctail” and gave me anti nausea meds to take prn.
My dose was strong. It made me tired. I slept a lot.
I was weak. I had to drink Ensure to gather all the necessary vitamins.
For you and your brave friend. You will have to take one day at a time. Helping with food preparation (even if she does not WANT to eat), cleaning, pets, thank you’s, e-mails, bills, going to chemo sessions with her,or whatever she is too weak or confused to do will help.
Sometimes chemo makes us confused for a while (or forgetful). I am glad your friend has someone like you to look out for her. Not everyone does.Good luck to each of you AND your families. You will do fine…love comes naturally.
As you see from the two initial responses, chemo reacts differently with different dosages and people. Whatever “coctail” your friend receives in chemo is the ideal mixture for her cancer.
I am 46. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in Feb 09. I had a double mastectomy at stage 3. I received twelve weeks of chemotherapy.
I was a bit nauseous but never threw up. My physician added an anti-nausea med to my “coctail” and gave me anti-nausea meds to take prn.
My dose was strong. It made me tired. I slept a lot.
I was weak. I had to drink Ensure to gather all the necessary vitamins.
For you and your brave friend. You will have to take it one day at a time. Helping with food preparation (even if she does not WANT to eat), cleaning, pets, thank you’s, e-mails, bills, going to chemo sessions with her,or whatever she is too weak or confused to do will help.
Sometimes chemo makes us confused for a while (or forgetful). I am glad your friend has someone like you to look out for her. Not everyone does.Good luck to each of you AND your families. You will do fine…love comes naturally.
When speaking of “chemotherapy” one is speaking of apples and oranges. Each chemotherapy agent, and there are tons of them, has its own profile in terms of side effects and appropriateness for different cancers. Also each individual tolerates treatments differently. So while one person might have a hard time tolerating a specific chemotherapy agent, the other one may go through it just find. So it remains to be seen after a couple of cycles.