Hello

Hi Splodge It depends! Some of the side effects can kick in straight away - it’s advisable to wrap up warm when leaving the unit as a chilly wind can cause your face to twitch and touching a cold car door handle may give you tingle. I had a cold drink after 1 session and it was like drinking broken glass. Your arm may be sore for a couple of days straight after and you may feel nauseous for a couple of days.

Having said all this - everyone reacts differently. You will be given antisickness meds and, if I’m honest, I didn’t really suffer with nausea. The cold touch is pretty common so have gloves ready for getting things out of the fridge/freezer. 
I’ve attached a link to a post that we started about chemo side effects which may prepare you?

 CHEMO TOP TIPS UPDATED 

As I said, everyone reacts differently so go with an open mind and see how it goes? Some people are wiped out by fatigue but I managed to carry on working part-time through mine. 

Hope this helps and please let us know how you get on

Take care

Karen x

Thank you so much Karen, I really appreciate your advice