From when I started to now I didn't really know what to expect from chemotherapy and all the pills I have to take! I have to take around about 40 pills a day! There is so much you have to remember when treating cancer and also making sure you are getting enough fluids and are keeping regular checks on temperature! I really haven't enjoyed it much but I know I have to do this to be better. I knew I wouldn't enjoy it and I knew it wouldn't be easy. I think it has been much harder than I thought as I have been having a bit of a terrible tummy ache and oral thrush from the side effects. Also weird feeling in my fingers which is also a side effect of it; it can cause nerve problems.
I would say this is a very hard adventure but I can only be a stronger person when I finish my 6 months of treatment. I know I've already nearly completed a whole cycle! I am very proud of myself. I know I am a very active and I hate being at home so having to live a bit differently is hard to adjust to. However it won't be for long!
I am excited to celebrate tomorrow that I've done a month! I shall make sure I come home and have something really yummy to eat!
I am shocked in myself that I have been so brave about my hair as I really was a typical vain teenager who straightened my hair mostly every day! I just feel so used to it now and I don't really mind it! I don't really look in the mirror and think yuck that is disgusting!
I am a very brave 18 year old and many people have told me that and do daily! :)
So happy smiles all round!
Everyone reacts differently to treatment so I can't really compare myself to anyone else. However just keep smiling because it doesn't stay too bad for too long! :D
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