Starting Chemo
Hi everyone
I will be starting chemo next week and I’m afraid I can’t get through this whole process, I’m afraid I will panic and just refuse to do it, I’m afraid of what chemo will do to me and how it will make me feel, how do I overcome this fear?
Thank you for any help
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Hi @hvpxxx31 -
Sorry for you having to join this 'club' that no one wants to be a part of, but glad you have found us.
Believe me. No One wants to go through chemo. I went into it pretty much emotionally kicking and screaming. However, I made it through it as many many people do and you will too! One thing I did was I made myself a calendar to hang on the wall, with my treatment days and x'd them off as I went. I just needed to see the progress through the process.
Just make a decision that you will go to the first treatment. Then make the decision each time to go to the next one. Some people do really well on it and have only small side effects. Others have a tougher time. You don't know which one you will be until you go through it.
Try and think of it as kicking cancer's butt! You are doing this so that you can try and put cancer in your rearview mirror.
You WILL get through it!
Hang in there!
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Hi there,
So glad you came to this forum. You're among people who understand feeling afraid of chemo.
Mandy23 says it all beautifully! This forum is amazing and so supportive!
For me, chemo turned out to be not as bad as I feared. And I learned that I can feel my fear and still show up to do the thing I fear. One appointment, day, hour, etc at a time.
What helped some was ahead of each round, I would plan and control what I could. This was: making food ahead of my chemo and buying anything I might need. This also kept me busy instead of obsessing about what was to come. I also read on this forum what others had written about the chemo I was going to have, taking it with a grain of salt since every body reacts differently. And I utilized my cancer center's nurse line when I had a side effect that I needed guidance about. I learned it's ok to ask for help.
Having a trusted friend or therapist to talk about the feelings helps. This website has online support groups which can be helpful too.
Please take good care of yourself 💓1 -
Thank you both so much, it really does help to hear from other people. I think I have struggled to accept this is what I have to do.
Sending you both love xxx
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Not as bad as I feared either. A bunch of side effects but all mild.
It's a magic potion
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