Next bit of the journey

Hi- hope all goes well. My oH had no. 6 last week. He had cold cap for hair loss & so far it has stayed on his head( but nowhere else!) . As well as keeping eye on temp, make sure keep on top of dental hygiene. Tended to feel a bit dithery after treatment and the horrible taste in mouth. He said it did seem cumulative so this last one has knocked him a bit but otherwise it’s not been as bad as it could have been - everyone is different.  All the best- you know where we are xx

Hi Shar 

Good luck tomorrow and be sure to talk to the nurses if you have any concerns at all.

Thank you handy, the oncologist did say cycle 5 and 6 are the worst.

Thank you Seamus 47

Pity they can't put a cold cap on somewhere else!!!!!!

Hi Shar

You have been amazing in your support for the husband. Keep it up and I hope all goes well.

Come back on here as much as you want, we are all here for you.

Best wishes - Brian 

Hope all goes well Shar. 

I can relate to you about the risk of infection. We went into isolation 2 weeks before my husbands surgery, apart from his pre op appointment, to minimise the risk of him catching anything that would delay it. Now I can't get him out of the house because of his fear of wet pants, tiredness due to his frequent overnight visits to the loo, the weather and the TV. The only people I have seen since then are the postman and various other delivery drivers. I've turned into one of those old ladies who will speak to anyone and one of the ASDA grocery drivers is one of those men who will speak to anyone. 

After my husband was released from hospital, his words not mine he was in a virtual ward at home and was monitored by a SMART team  using gadgets that were linked to the internet. He had a wearable on his arm to monitor his heart rate and oxygen levels, a blood pressure sleave that uploaded his readings and a thermometer that I had to manually input the readings from. The thermometer was an ear one, so no other orifices were involved. Thankfully once his staples were removed, he was discharged and all the equipment is still in a bag waiting for someone to collect it, some 4 weeks later. 

My niece had chemo for breast cancer and she told me that she ate Poms-Bear potato snacks to combat the nausea. Morrisons do their own version called Dexter Dog, so may be worth trying.

Hope his side effects are minimal and that you are ok too.

Hope all goes well for your husband. Look after yourself too.

Best wishes, Graham. 

Thank you Graham