Chemo nerves

First cycle I let.my nerves show and burst into tears when i got to chemo unit and got called through. It was fear of the unknown. The nurse reacted by saying your bricking it aren't you? And she was fantastic.  Once I had got through that first dose I was fine on subsequent cycles. You get to know the nurses and fellow patients and it does get easier. There was only one time I got a bit upset because the nurse assigned to me was quite sharp and told me off a bit which I didn't appreciate. If they wanted me to take an anti sickness tablet b4 my cycle.then give me the prescription! 

Thank you so much for responding so quickly! I shed a few tears when they called me through at my pre treatment appointment. I’m watching rubbish on tv trying to wind down before going to bed. I’ve already decided that I’ll be up early tomorrow. My appointment isn’t until 11.40, but the roads to the hospital are mostly 30mph, so leaving home at 10.45. The hours in between are going to be hard. Thank god I’ve got my dog.

I didn't do anything to stop the nerves.  The first thing I told the infusion nurse when she called me in was that I was terrified.

There was a lot going on at that first infusion, which distracted me a bit.  The pharmacist was with me for a good hour and a half and I was given a binder full of information about my treatment.

I’m really glad that you didn’t try and suppress the nerves. I was so chilled out when I got to the hospital. I knew the nurse who came to take me through, as she used to be my postie! There certainly is a lot going on at the unit anyway. They really looked after me and knew it was my first time. I met some lovely patients and staff. I hope you are well?