my 1st radation treatment done

Matt29
Matt29 Member Posts: 62
in Head and Neck Cancer #1
1st radiation treatment is done and tomorrow morning is chemo at 8 please keep me in your prayers i'm very scared about the chemo.It will be my 1st 3 week cycle.

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  • Crazymom
    Crazymom Member Posts: 339 Member
    #2
    Chemo
    Chemo was much easier for me than radiation. It will pass quickly. I will be praying for you.

    Ann
  • Ingrid K
    Ingrid K Member Posts: 813
    #3
    good for you, Matt
    Matt, congrats on having one out of the way. One day at a time is how to get thru them all. Best of luck to you on the chemo. You will do fine !
  • CivilMatt
    CivilMatt Member Posts: 4,724 Member
    #4
    peaceful thoughts
    Matt,

    Good for you, it is tough any way you slice it. Go for it, be brave and keep the faith. The world will always look a Little different from now on. You will do great.

    Sleep well and breeze through chemo.

    Matt
  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
    #5
    Yeah Matt!!!
    You're on your way :). Probably the most disturbinb part of getting your long day at chemo...is that they'll nudge you awake, and make you go get your rads, and then come back to finsih up your hydration. Take your meds faithfully (have the schedule on the kitchen table, so your wife can wake you up to take them)...

    Drink lots and lots of water to flush you system after it is over. I'm always a little nervous cuz everybody is different and each session can be different. So far I haven't been sick, I just feel puny for a few days.

    p
  • Pam M
    Pam M Member Posts: 2,196
    #6
    Soonest Started - Soonest Done
    I can honestly say the hardest part for me on chemo days (besides being stuck at the chemo lounge) was the Benadryl they gave me - it made me very woozy and tired the first time - when I let them know that my thoughts had gone fuzzy, and I was concerned, they turned the flow down on the Benadryl, and the feeling eased. Do well.
  • Tonsil Dad
    Tonsil Dad Member Posts: 488
    #7
    Pam M said:

    Soonest Started - Soonest Done
    I can honestly say the hardest part for me on chemo days (besides being stuck at the chemo lounge) was the Benadryl they gave me - it made me very woozy and tired the first time - when I let them know that my thoughts had gone fuzzy, and I was concerned, they turned the flow down on the Benadryl, and the feeling eased. Do well.

    ONE DOWN.
    One down my friend, soon it will be your last one,
    hang in there you will be just fine, stay POSITIVE and have FAITH.

    God bless
    Tonsil dad,

    Dan.
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #8
    You'll Do Fine....
    The chemo is a lot less eventful than the thought of it...

    I can only say to trust me on this.

    But, I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers,
    John
  • patricke
    patricke Member Posts: 570 Member
    #9
    ON YOUR WAY
    Well Matt, one down, and not so many to go, taking them one at a time, and that is the best way to take them. I can't comment on having a personal experience with chemo, but I'm thinking that for this too you grab that bull by the horns and power thru it; bring that doggie down and hogtie it, as the cowboys might say. You are not alone, we're all here with you. I'm sending positive thoughts and wishes your way. You Can Do It Matt!

    PATRICK
  • Kent Cass
    Kent Cass Member Posts: 1,898 Member
    #10
    patricke said:

    ON YOUR WAY
    Well Matt, one down, and not so many to go, taking them one at a time, and that is the best way to take them. I can't comment on having a personal experience with chemo, but I'm thinking that for this too you grab that bull by the horns and power thru it; bring that doggie down and hogtie it, as the cowboys might say. You are not alone, we're all here with you. I'm sending positive thoughts and wishes your way. You Can Do It Matt!

    PATRICK

    Matt
    Great to hear it's started- your fight has begun. Gonna be all right.

    kcass

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