Day 1 of Chemo tablets feeling anxious

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After being through open surgery now is mine time to start Chemo I am more worried and anxious about this part of treatment I am so worried about the red alert side effects my mind is racing with the unknowns of Chemo. Surgery got rid of the cancer and all the nodes were clear apart from one vessel that had a microscopic piece in it. Therefore I need 8 cycles of chemo to try to stop recurrence the tumour was called mucinous carcinoma which apparently is relatively rare but can be aggressive it was stage two but had not traveled and I didn’t need a stoma im grateful for that but is it usual to feel more anxious about this part of the journey I would welcome peoples experience of Chemo even though I do appreciate it affects people differently

Kareno62 48 minutes ago

Hi Merriemee2b657 and of course it’s normal to feel anxious but try to focus on the fact that you’re now cancer free and this is just the belt and braces to give you the best chance of a cancer free future.

Sometimes the reputation of chemo is worse than the actual experience and, like with any medication, they have to warn you of all the side effects. Some of the chemo posts on here will be by people having capox which is iv oxaliplatin then capecitabine in tablet form. The most part of the side effects is from the oxaliplatin and many find the capecitabine tablets alone very tolerable.

Hopefully you’ve been given a 24 hour support number? This is for support not just emergencies so please give them a ring if you’re worried about anything?

Hope it goes well

Karen x

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