Chemotherapy can be uncomfortable enough already, so anything that aids in making the experience more comfortable is a big plus. As a new chemotherapy patient soon finds out, dressing correctly for chemotherapy is an important part of getting ready for treatment. Sure, some patients dress how they do in their everyday lives, but I noticed [Continue]
There are many things you can do to prepare yourself for chemotherapy (as I’ve shown in the various posts in this series). While some of these things involve action from your part (i.e. setting up a chemotherapy survival kit or getting the appropriate clothing to make yourself comfortable), many require that you adopt a frame [Continue]
While chemotherapy can be a very uncomfortable experience for some, there are steps you can take to improve the experience. Even if you are one of the lucky patients to get no side effects from the chemo drugs, you may still be uncomfortable from your time spent sitting or lying down while receiving chemo. One [Continue]
Something you may hear about soon after being diagnosed with cancer and facing the prospect of chemotherapy is a little device called a chemo-port or portacath (port-a-cath). These medical ports, which also go by other names, are basically little implants that are placed inside you to facilitate the administering of chemotherapy. While the [Continue]
If there is ever a time when being a bit selfish is probably a good idea, it is during chemotherapy. Chemotherapy (and this also applies to radiotherapy) is about YOU. What I want to emphasize by this is that getting treated for cancer can be a very difficult process and it’s important that you as [Continue]
