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More Tips (and a Shopping List) for Getting Through Chemo

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  • minustwo
    minustwo Member Posts: 13,397
    edited December 2019

    Bumping for more coverage

  • Nico1012
    Nico1012 Member Posts: 1,152
    edited December 2019

    Bumping for Shelby . . .

  • minustwo
    minustwo Member Posts: 13,397
    edited December 2019

    Nico - you are so diligent. There is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much good information here for people just starting chemo. I literally wouldn't have made it through without this info.

    I'll try to do better at assisting it to the active list.

  • Nico1012
    Nico1012 Member Posts: 1,152
    edited December 2019

    MinusTwo ~ Thank you for the kind words and THANK YOU for bumping this thread. I, too, could not have made it through without this info.

    Thank you to Rock who started this almost 11 years ago. You will never know how many lives have been touched.

  • minustwo
    minustwo Member Posts: 13,397
    edited December 2019

    Nico - Happy Holidays to you

    and to everyone who contributes thought & ideas & solutions and concerns to BCO every day.

    And especially for those just starting the journey - hope your SE's are mild and the results encouraging.

  • moderators
    moderators Posts: 8,741
    edited December 2019

    We agree, THANK YOU! Medicating

  • Nico1012
    Nico1012 Member Posts: 1,152
    edited December 2019

    Bumping for Amber ~

  • minustwo
    minustwo Member Posts: 13,397
    edited December 2019

    Happy Holidays Nico. I hope everyone currently in treatment had a peaceful break.

    For those of you getting ready to start chemo - this thread has fantastic ideas - even if you only read the header.

  • HP_Fan
    HP_Fan Member Posts: 4
    edited December 2019

    Happy New Year!

    I am embarking on my own Chemo Journey on Monday and am a planner! So I appreciate all of the posted information I've read on this forum. My recovery from surgery has been pretty smooth, so I'm hoping for more of the same :)


    Many thanks to the community....

  • minustwo
    minustwo Member Posts: 13,397
    edited December 2019

    GoingRed - there's usually a chemo thread for people starting each month. It was helpful to me to read the month before and then share with people who were experiencing the same problems in real time. Wishing you an easy chemo journey.

    Here's the December surgery grouphttps://community.breastcancer.org/forum/91/topics/874370

    And the December chemo grouphttps://community.breastcancer.org/forum/69/topics/874428?page=1#idx_7

  • minustwo
    minustwo Member Posts: 13,397
    edited January 2020

    Bumping to the top.

    HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL

  • Nico1012
    Nico1012 Member Posts: 1,152
    edited January 2020

    Bumping for Mitzi ~

  • Nico1012
    Nico1012 Member Posts: 1,152
    edited January 2020

    Bumping for Ebony ~

  • minustwo
    minustwo Member Posts: 13,397
    edited January 2020

    So glad this thread is staying "on top" thanks to Nico.

    There is a world of very useful information

  • minustwo
    minustwo Member Posts: 13,397
    edited January 2020

    Bumping for Von,.

  • Nico1012
    Nico1012 Member Posts: 1,152
    edited February 2020

    Bumping for Ava . . .

  • Sweettalker52
    Sweettalker52 Member Posts: 58
    edited February 2020

    MsKarin, Did your sister say how often it's okay to use this swish concoction for mouth sores? Thank you!

  • minustwo
    minustwo Member Posts: 13,397
    edited February 2020

    Sweet - this is a very comprehensive thread to MsKarin may not be posting any longer. Lots of people drop out after their treatment is concluded.

    However I too used the "magic mouthwash". If I remember correctly, I used morning and night. Since it is usually made by a compounding pharmacy, the pharmacist could probably tell you.

  • Sweettalker52
    Sweettalker52 Member Posts: 58
    edited February 2020

    Thank you! Best wishes!

  • Nico1012
    Nico1012 Member Posts: 1,152
    edited February 2020

    Bumping for Violette . . .

  • minustwo
    minustwo Member Posts: 13,397
    edited February 2020

    Nico - you are a champ for continuing to bump this thread. There is soooooooo much GREAT information for people just starting chemo.

  • Sweettalker52
    Sweettalker52 Member Posts: 58
    edited March 2020

    I agree, MinusTwo - For those of you getting ready to start chemo - this thread has fantastic ideas - even if you only read the header. It has been very helpful to me. Thank you!

  • minustwo
    minustwo Member Posts: 13,397
    edited March 2020

    Sweettalker - so glad it was helpful.

  • minustwo
    minustwo Member Posts: 13,397
    edited March 2020

    Bumping to send to the active thread for anyone newly diagnosed

  • minustwo
    minustwo Member Posts: 13,397
    edited March 2020

    Sending to the top again.

  • Nico1012
    Nico1012 Member Posts: 1,152
    edited April 2020

    Bumping for Cookie . . .

  • minustwo
    minustwo Member Posts: 13,397
    edited April 2020

    bumping for Debra

  • Nico1012
    Nico1012 Member Posts: 1,152
    edited April 2020

    bumping for Trudy . . .

  • minustwo
    minustwo Member Posts: 13,397
    edited April 2020

    How about bumping twice in one day? That will allow new members to see it in the active list.

  • Al73
    Al73 Member Posts: 1
    edited May 2020

    ginger chews are great for easing nausea but has cane sugar so be cautious of too much suga