Hi all just had my 5th cycle of chemo on Wednesday all going well no sickness but low taste on food not covid been checked. hair has been falling out in clumps today so braved the shave feels amazing to be honest as I was getting a sore scalp and my son shaved his hair too bless him made me cry. my family say it suits me which made me feel so much better at least now I don't have to vaccum every 5 mins as I was moulting more than the dog have a good night all hope you all manage to sleep as at the moment I'm only having about 4 hours.
Hi Beenea69, I am glad to hear the chemo is going well. Change in taste is quite a common side effect with chemo. My sister loves her cups of tea, but couldn't drink any during her chemo, she said couldn't taste it. She also shaved her head once she started losing her hair. She said it felt good to take control of the situation.
Sorry to hear you are not sleeping well. I hope that improves for you.
Take care
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