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re: Anyone had a spouse go through chemo?
Posted on 6/25/26 at 6:36 pm to Trevaylin
Posted on 6/25/26 at 6:36 pm to Trevaylin
quote:Kudos on you guys fighting back hard and it obviously worked out for y’all!
After weekly treatment for breast cancer, on the way home we would stop at a Hooters restaurant for lunch, cause the wait staff was young and lively, wings good and beer very cold.
You do get the irony of regularly going to Hooters while fighting Breast Cancer?
I think that’s excellent.
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Posted on 6/25/26 at 7:27 pm to Slippy
My wife had breast cancer, went through 4 rounds of the “red devil” then 12 of another lesser aggressive chemo.
My opinion the steroids were great for her, and I think some people saying it was the steroids giving them side effects may not be realizing how much the steroids were helping the first few days. At least that was my conclusion for my wife’s experience.
1st days after she had decent energy to still do stuff around the house. But could not do anything for very long, poor thing just had no endurance, hell almost 2 years later her endurance still isn’t to where it was before.
Cold capping was applicable to her diagnosis & treatment, it’s fairly costly, but was absolutely worth it for her psyche and I cannot recommend it enough!
Some days will suck, just be shite, mainly due to fatigue! She didn’t have much vomiting actually but there was still some nausea. It’s different for everyone. Some foods & smells that she loved suddenly made her queasy.
My opinion the steroids were great for her, and I think some people saying it was the steroids giving them side effects may not be realizing how much the steroids were helping the first few days. At least that was my conclusion for my wife’s experience.
1st days after she had decent energy to still do stuff around the house. But could not do anything for very long, poor thing just had no endurance, hell almost 2 years later her endurance still isn’t to where it was before.
Cold capping was applicable to her diagnosis & treatment, it’s fairly costly, but was absolutely worth it for her psyche and I cannot recommend it enough!
Some days will suck, just be shite, mainly due to fatigue! She didn’t have much vomiting actually but there was still some nausea. It’s different for everyone. Some foods & smells that she loved suddenly made her queasy.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 7:50 pm to Doug_H
My mom and aunt had lumpectomies and it was probably medium tough. I think it was like a month or two of radiation treatments almost daily. Mostly, they were just tired, but not too sick. God bless anyone dealing with something more extreme.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 10:02 pm to Tiger in the Sticks
Okay, not related lol. My brother got treated in br, came back, so he did stem cell replacement therapy and chemo at Md Anderson this last year
Posted on 6/25/26 at 10:38 pm to Slippy
quote:
expect the “bad” days
My wife went through chemo treatments 13 years ago and her bad days were 2-3 days after her treatment.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 10:45 pm to Slippy
Ask the staff to schedule a round of IV fluids the next day. I would have someone drive me for chemo, next day drove myself for fluids. Really helped when I figured this out, I was not good before I did this
Posted on 6/25/26 at 10:55 pm to lgtiger
Yeah, IV fluids helped a lot.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 11:02 pm to Slippy
First, you will want your wife to eat a lot of ice chips while the chemo is being administered. This will help with her mouth and throat as chemo attacks fast repairing cells, and the cold slows that down. I know because I went through it.
As for everything else, exhaustion was primary for me 1-3 days after treatment. Nausea would come late on the day of treatment and usually fade away a day or so later. I couldn’t eat certain foods as it made me want to vomit. That would last a few days as well. Brain fog is a real thing with chemo. Very difficult to concentrate a few days after treatment. Depending on the regimen—every week, every other, etc.—you are likely to see her be fine with symptoms a few days after each cycle.
As for everything else, exhaustion was primary for me 1-3 days after treatment. Nausea would come late on the day of treatment and usually fade away a day or so later. I couldn’t eat certain foods as it made me want to vomit. That would last a few days as well. Brain fog is a real thing with chemo. Very difficult to concentrate a few days after treatment. Depending on the regimen—every week, every other, etc.—you are likely to see her be fine with symptoms a few days after each cycle.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 12:14 am to Slippy
My wife was diagnosed with breast cancer in October '21. Had a double mastectomy in December. Started chemo in January. Rang the bell in May.
She did eight rounds through a port, four rounds of the red devil followed by four rounds of taxol, over 16 weeks.
The red devil wasn't fun--lots of tiredness, mild pain and nausea. But manageable after a few rounds.
The taxol absolutely sucked. Little tiredness and nausea but she was in a LOT of pain. She was a warrior through it all but those last eight weeks were brutal on her.
In both cases the worst days were always the 3-4 days after the session. The offweeks were a welcome reprieve.
She underwent all the usual stuff with hair and nails. No two ways around it. That shite kills the cells.
I wish I could say that I was with her for every session but I wasn't. School or work or daycare stuff would come up. Not like there was much to do for her anyway. She just sat in the chair for three hours.
I did my best to keep her spirits up in other ways. I started leaving Post-it notes on her mirror. Sometimes funny, sometimes encouraging, sometimes just little love notes. I think it helped.
Four years cancer-free now.
She did eight rounds through a port, four rounds of the red devil followed by four rounds of taxol, over 16 weeks.
The red devil wasn't fun--lots of tiredness, mild pain and nausea. But manageable after a few rounds.
The taxol absolutely sucked. Little tiredness and nausea but she was in a LOT of pain. She was a warrior through it all but those last eight weeks were brutal on her.
In both cases the worst days were always the 3-4 days after the session. The offweeks were a welcome reprieve.
She underwent all the usual stuff with hair and nails. No two ways around it. That shite kills the cells.
I wish I could say that I was with her for every session but I wasn't. School or work or daycare stuff would come up. Not like there was much to do for her anyway. She just sat in the chair for three hours.
I did my best to keep her spirits up in other ways. I started leaving Post-it notes on her mirror. Sometimes funny, sometimes encouraging, sometimes just little love notes. I think it helped.
Four years cancer-free now.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 4:39 am to Slippy
Yes.
Twice in three years starting at age 39.
Depends on how strong the doctors start off with the chemo.
I hope things go well for your family.
Twice in three years starting at age 39.
Depends on how strong the doctors start off with the chemo.
I hope things go well for your family.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 4:55 am to Slippy
My mom went through it, and one thing she said is that the chemo rooms were always freezing. We bought her a big blanket and these warm fuzzy boot slippers, and she adored it, still wears them to this day and has an awesome bond with them.
Something small to think about! She’s gonna crush it!
Something small to think about! She’s gonna crush it!
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:21 am to Slippy
Also, if your wife has a port, get her a shirt designed with a zipper that gives easy access to the port. There are a lot available on Amazon.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:27 am to bubblehead26
Saying a prayer for your brother. My husband was scheduled for CAR-T therapy in New Orleans but didn’t survive. 
They had to pause chemo to be able to harvest cells to be re-engineered, and the cancer blew up in just a couple of weeks. I think they have advanced the treatment now to where they can use donor cells. They also do outpatient CAR-T now, even here in Baton Rouge. In 2023, it had just started being an option in Louisiana-and only at Ochsner in New Orleans.
They had to pause chemo to be able to harvest cells to be re-engineered, and the cancer blew up in just a couple of weeks. I think they have advanced the treatment now to where they can use donor cells. They also do outpatient CAR-T now, even here in Baton Rouge. In 2023, it had just started being an option in Louisiana-and only at Ochsner in New Orleans.
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