Treatment Week 2 of 7 : Managing the Side Effects (and TheEmoBit :P)

Diet
Pretty much the same as before I started the treatments. But my family stopped me from taking chicken and beef. They were advised by many that both can cause cancer. I was too tired and more worried about other stuff than to argue. So it was mostly rice, fish/free-range eggs and veggies! Sometimes, pasta and noodle too. I could still enjoy my favourite sambal tumis ikan bilis, ikan belah belakang and char kuey tiaw Aunty Gemok. Eventhough, they are spicy and oily but my mouth and throat could still tolerate it. I had my crackers and fruits with me all the time, to beat the nausea. I was prescribed Dexa after every Chemo, a steroid for nausea but only for a couple of days. But I seemed to have nausea all the time during the 5 weeks that I did Chemo. I think, I was the only patient then that came for treatments with a bag full of snacks and a bottle of water, at least until mid Week 5 when I still could munch. :)

Update: As advised by the nurse at Oncology Daycare, I took a lot of spinach to ensure my Hemoglobin was within range when I needed to do Chemo. Actually there are other food sources but spinach was my favourite and probably the only food that I like or could eat for this purpose. I continued having it even after my Chemo ended in Week 5 and up till one week after the RT was over. Since I had too much of it, I now prefer other veggies. :)

Oral Care
I switched to gargling with 0.9% w/v Sodium Chloride Irrigation Solution or in simple words, Normal Saline. :) After every meal or snack! I was still getting used to this new routine that was pretty troublesome especially when you need to eat frequently.

Skin Care
Switched to just running cold water and wet cloth to dap. A family friend who was a NPC survivor advised to apply Bio-Oil to prevent severe scaring. I did, twice a day after every wash.

Oral Exercise
I have to admit that I stopped doing the exercises by then. 
But continued to talk loudly/shout to my kid and hubs when necessary. :P

Energy
Weaker. I started taking naps and would prefer to shut my eyes while in the car, especially after my RTs. During the weekend, I joined hubs and kiddo at the park but I couldn't catch up with their speed. I needed to sit and rest after walking for a while. Never was that weak. Nonetheless, being out was good. 

TheEmoBit
I was still worried about troubling my parents and family as well as if hubs and kiddo were doing alright with the new arrangement. It was a little stressful, very unnecessary!

0.9% w/v Sodium Chloride Irrigation Solution

Bio-Oil