Eat Light, Drink Right, Before Your First Chemo
Wednesday April 26, 2006
My first three chemo experiences were not happy ones, but if someone had told me how to prepare better, I would really have appreciated it. After I started doing this routine, my treatments went much better. So please let me save you some time on the learning curve, by telling you these 8 Tips to Prepare for Chemo.
And if you're not the patient, but are a supporting person, you might want to read these too, so you can help make this a more positive experience. Tips number 6 and 7 are where you can do the most good!
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When I was having chemo, I had to stop drinking my usual glass of orange juice in the morning. For me, chemo and orange juice didn’t mix – it left my stomach feeling queasy all day long. Once I stopped having orange juice, I felt much better. When I was finished with chemo, I returned to my juice!