My sexual activity had ceased prior to starting the treatment.
It was mainly the hot sweats, one of those ‘Martini’ moments…. Anytime, anyplace, anywhere!’😁. I’d carry a battery operated fan around to use whenever it came on. I didn’t find it alarming, painful or distressing. My wife and I would joke about it, knowing I was experiencing what a lot of women go through. We are positive people!
Yes
It’s working for me. It’s not painful. And it’s so cold in our house because of heating costs it saves me money!😅
Try to be positive, and not to worry. I know it’s easier said than done and individuals will react differently.
It’s funny, I didn’t get emotional discussing cancer, side effects, what was to come or whatever, I’d get happy tearfull reading posts to my Facebook posts about my journey, or messages from friends or family telling me how much I’m in their thoughts.
The biggest factors for me was feel bloated, indigestion, burping and feeling so very tired after day 3 of my 3 weekly cycle. They told me it was due to steroid infusion prior to the chemo. I went for about 5 days not sleeping at night but from about 7am to 3pm. Also, the injections I gave myself for 7 days (which initially I was scared to do, but fellas it’s a piece of cake and I don’t feel a thing!) deal with bone marrow, and I got lower back pain, like a pulsing pain which was quite painful but treatable with paracetamol.
Yes
It will save my life! Simple’s!
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