Any recommendations for important supplies?

Hi Emma88

Perhaps the biggest essential in chemotherapy is a good thermometer - the infra-red ear ones like they use in the hospital are good.

There is quite a list of ideas that was compiled by members of the breast cancer group that might give you some ideas, you can see it here

<<hugs>>

Steve

Thanks Steve src60 that’s so useful, thanks for taking the time to reply and for sharing that list  x x 

Hi Emma88, My Mum has SCLC, for her Chemo days, I put together a care package - Bonjela, for sore mouth (Ulcers), lip balm, a good moisturer, (Udderly smooth from Amazon) as her skin dried out pretty bad, a blanket for cold & tired days, a Thermometer, to check temp every day.  Good company, is great for their moral as it must be hard to keep going. Making them laugh, through the hard times!!!  Wee sweets to suck on if they have a rotten taste from the Chemo, (Worthers Original).  I hope this helps.

Love Terri xx

Hi, 

Im so sorry to hear about your dad. My mum is starting chemo on Friday. I made her a care package. Here are a couple of things that I put in for her:

Ginger sweets for the nausea,

Speciality teas, I picked turmeric and ginger and a sleep aid one

Face suncream - a requirement of her type of chemo

a nice hand cream and lip balm 

warm socks

water bottle

extra bits like tissues and nice tinned drinks 

notepad and pen

Costa voucher (as it’s in the hospital) 

We also picked some headscarf’s out together 

Mostly practical but I just want her to have those sort of things to hand. Hope it helps in some way x

Thank you Terri, that’s all great to know, anything to make him more comfortable and keep positive through this process is invaluable 

all the best

Emma xx 

Thanks Sigourney

Dad is starting chemo tomorrow, sorry to hear about your mum too, I hope it al goes as well as possible for her on Friday. 
Great ideas, he has some bits for tomorrow but I’ll certainly add some more things for his next appointments. 
All the best to you and yours x 

Emma 

Hi all - my sister is starting chemo in the next couple of weeks - she has recently had a radical hysterectomy due to neuroendocrine cervical cancer diagnosis. Anyway, I just want to be as supportive as possible and am so glad I have found this forum. Will get stocked up on the recommended items and am looking forward to chatting with you all as we start this journey. Sending best wishes to all x

Hi RosaRed, sorry about your sister and you are here.  This group is great especially when it gets hard. Its a safe space too. My Mum has Sclc and was only given 6 weeks without treatment .  She took treatment and done so well, given her a further 7 months so far, she is very upbeat and a wee fighter.

Sending you and your sister all my love xx

Terri

My Pleasure, it made me feel as though I was doing something in a helpless situation.  Love to you and your Dad xx Terri

Thanks Toppy - we are all gearing up and hoping for a positive outcome. It is stage 1b but v aggressive and fast growing. It's really good to have this forum as a support and sounding board.