Hi I’m due to have chemo (EC) at 830 on Wednesday. When would you eat? Would you eat a good breakfast and then an evening meal? Or will this make me feel sick?
Light bites is a good idea. How did you find cycle 1? I didn’t have the best experience. Day 5/6 I could hardly walk where I was so weak. I’m 49 years old and fit and it it was so hard. Seeing oncologist tomorrow and hopefully they can tweak a few things
Hi - i have just finished my 4 rounds of EC. Personally i found to eat normally before the treatment (as this was when i felt my best!). My appetite then went straight after treatment for a few days plus feeling of nausea for 24 hours (although they did give me antisickness drugs to help with this).
i was advised to eat smaller amounts during the day whenever I felt hungry/felt like eating rather than the usual 3 larger meals a day.
Wishing you all the best for your treatment.
Daughter ate normally for the days before each cycle and even on the day - she would have a sandwich from the trolley while having treatment. Nausea set in that night and she then ate very little for the next two days. Advice from CNS team was to eat what you wanted, when you wanted - if it was a doughnut at 2.00 am, then go for it. Little and often was the way to go. Best of luck.
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