"Palliative chemo"

[mercuryblues]

38. Been there, done that.

My advice. Do everything you Dr. tells you.

Chemo affects everyone differently. For me, the 1st week was absolutely rough. There is medication for that.

Keep track of your labs.if something is out of wack, adjust your diet to help combat that. Eat what you can, when you can. If you want cheeese and crackers for dinner, have cheese and crackers.

Friends will give you offers of help. Use it. Don't be afraid to ask.

Now for a bit of practical advice.

You will be taking a lot of medication's and appointments to keep track of. I I found it easier to have a big dry erase board. I drew a weekly calendar on it and had medication's listed for morning mid afternoon, noon and evening. Because at one point, I was taking about 30 medication's a day plus all your chemo and doctors appointments and labs. That way you can erase the medications that they take you off from add more new medication's they put you on and keep track of your appointments.

My second piece of advice is to call your insurance company and get coordinated with them about pharmacies you can use. For me it was a lot easier to use the pharmacy where I had my chemo done, but my insurance company would not pay the full rate for that until I called and asked for permission .