I have been diagnosed with Cervical cancer and I had a complete hysterectomy . I am starting chemo in 2 weeks but I am not healthy as I have not eaten properly for 6 months.
I have purchased the Royal Marsden cancer cookbook which is great for during and after treatment but what I am looking for is foods and vitamins I can use in the next two weeks to get fit for the chemo. Thanks in advance
Hi and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both informative and supportive.
I'm sorry to read that you have recently been diagnosed with cervical cancer and it's natural that you want to know what you can do to prepare yourself for chemotherapy.
As the community is divided up into different support groups I'm going to recommend that you join the cervical cancer group where you can ask questions, share experiences and get support.
To join just click on the link I've created and then choose 'click to join' or 'join' (depending on the device you're using) on the page that opens. You can then introduce yourself and post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It would be great if you could pop something about your diagnosis and treatment into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
If you have any difficulty navigating the community just drop me a reply and I'll be pleased to help
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I hi sorry I put the wrong cancer down, it is not Cervical it is Ovarian cancer, can you send me a link so that I can sign up to that group please.
Hi this is the link to our Ovarian cancer group ((hugs))
Hi
I can see that Mike has replied to your message to me with a link to the ovarian cancer group so I won't repeat it here.
However, I thought you might be interested in this information from Macmillan on healthy eating and cancer as it's aimed at people with cancer who want to know more about a healthy diet.
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