Chemo shopping list?

Hi Mrsp2003

Welcome to the forum and sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed with breast cancer.  I can't think of anything else that you need to get, you seemed to have covered everything that you need on your list.

The one piece of advice I'd give you is to take your anti-sickness tablets during the first few days after each treatment.

Wishing you the best of luck with your treatment.

Best wishes

Daisy53

Call up Irishgirl16, she has a blog on what to buy/how to prepare! Brilliant! Best of luck xxx

Call up irishgirl16 in search..she has a blog on how to prepare.  Its brilliant! I wish you the best of luck xx

Hi MrsP2003, sorry to hear of diagnosis. Also thank you for replying to my post about tamoxifen. If you want you can click on my name and read my journey so far. 
Wishing you all the best for your journey.

Hugs from cuffcake x x x x x

Hiya. You will probably get your laxatives and mouthwash on prescription at chemo unit - I did. If you are having a picc line you might want to buy some picc line covers. I used Anna bandana for those and some headgear. The other place I have found scarves is charity shops. If you want to buy a wig in case you might find again your chemo unit can help. And make a contribution. You also get wigs vat free as medical equipment.  Make sure you apply for a prescription exemption certificate to get anything else on prescription - NHS website. I have a digital thermometer .

I took my laptop first couple sessions and watched Netflix. 

Hi, thanking Tavares for the recommendation, here's the link to my blog of everything I wish I'd known before chemo. Best of luck

Blog link

Thanks everyone for your contributions, it's been really helpful.  I'll get something for heartburn in as well.

Nose hair! I hadn't even thought about that!  ooooo what fun. 

Yes it certainly is.  I lost all my body hair (yes all) and about 80 percent of head hair. The nose is a pain as you have constant runny nose

Fluffy socks! The others covered the important stuff so… fluffy colourful socks. They are not needed but it’s nice removing your shoes and lying back in the chair with fluffy socks. Just something you don’t need but makes you feel good basically. Apart from the socks my good mood item is a lemon scented hand gel. Not suggesting the specific items but take a thing or two that you don’t need. Treat yourself in a way. Doesn’t need to be expensive just some things that make your day. Could even be a ridiculously large cupcake :)

Best wishes

The big decision is whether to use the cold cap.  I did and pleased I did.

The anti sickness tablet made me constipated.  The hospital provided me  with medication to help with this. A discussion with a BCN may help as hospitals do vary. A discussion about a PIC line is also worth discussing.

All the best