Preparing for cancer treatment | Getting my port | What's in my chemo bag?

Well, it is the day after my first treatment but that video will come out next week. This one is all about the week before prepping, getting my port, packing my chemo bag and well, just settling in. Thank you so much for being here!
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[@markpi20]

Thanks for posting. I got my port installed a couple of months ago. I've had 4 chemo infusions and am doing well. Side effects are minimal and tolerable. I am losing my hair but I'm a 71year old male and it was getting pretty thin on top anyway. My minor symptoms from chemo treatments are sensitivity to cold on my finger tips. I ware a glove to get things out the the fridge or freezer. Hiccups. I have hiccups for a couple of days after a treatment, even while sleeping. Taste. Everything tastes different than it use to. Some things I used to crave I no longer like, and some things I was not interested in before I now crave. A bit of fatigue but I'm overcoming that with some moderate exercise and going to bed earlier than normal. I don't have any desire for hard liquor anymore, just various wines and the occasional Skinny Girl Margarita. When I go into the chemo room there are about a dozen chairs in a slight semicircle. I'm always the most healthy looking guy in there. I feel sad for the others much worse off than me. Everyone's experiences are different, just hang in there and let us know how you do.

[@4BarbaraJ]

Wishing you a smooth ride as you go through chemo. Thank you for including us in your journey. I am interested in the tumeric paste recipe and how you use it. I really hope your cold cap helps you keep your hair. It’s beautiful. Hang in there, you are strong and courageous. You’ve got this!

[@gerryryan1372]

Drink lots of water to get rid of the chemotherapy out of your system. Iv had Cancer twice now. Sending you big hugs x

[@heidi1651]

I hope your weekend goes well. The port is super handy to have. Your nurse can even give you numbing cream to apply ahead of time so you don’t ever feel pokes. Rest and relax and let the chemo zap that cancer away. 🛌✨

[@bettyconnearney7943]

I pray all goes well with your 1st.chemo!!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@BrendaJJ]

Hi Amanda, hoping your first chemo goes smoothly and you don't get too sick. I love the bag your bringing items in, it's so pretty. Can't wait to hear how your body handles this. Best Wishes ❤️ btw, I still love applesauce and I'm 65 yrs old.

[@safaridreamer5831]

I usually felt good until the 4th day then it hit me…. Fatigue and nausea…..the first few treatments you bounce back pretty fast but by the 6th round it took me about 2 weeks to feel somewhat normal again….🤗❤️👍🙏🙏

[@sarahjanewheatley5472]

Wishing you well Amanda.

[@chasingwow4923]

I would love that turmeric recipe please!♡

[@debbrink6523]

From Ontario Canada 🇨🇦. My Warrior Friend. I commend you for your calm spirit in all this. You are to be admired for your preparedness & for taking us with you on this cancer journey. You are in my thoughts & prayers for all that you are going through right now. My first chemo treatment left me pretty sick as I hadn’t mastered my pain/nausea meds but got better eventually as to what I needed. I found day 3/4 after chemo was the hardest. The 1st week is a lot of fatigue, with next couple weeks gradually better (21 day spread between my treatments). I never did any cold cap (🤞🏻 for you ) or cold therapy on feet or hands. I did suffer with painful neuropathy in my feet & they cut back from 100% Taxol to 80% which helped immensely also had Carboplatin too. Of course not everyone is the same but just some insight into my reactions should you feel same. Sending you hugs 🤗 ❤️.

[@helloamandawhitworth]

Thank you for sharing all this!

[@debbrink6523]

@@helloamandawhitworth 🙏❤️

[@Angelin37]

Thanks to Drkayode for curing me form cancer am so happy am free now please contact him on KZbin give it a try

[@ameliaford5636]

Best of luck!! You got this!!!❤ prayers

[@danshuda8629]

Wishing you and your family all the best

[@debmary2999]

Very well prepared Amanda! Really hope you don’t have too much nausea - good luck!! Cross stitch is a great idea 🥰.

[@suecav421]

Good luck on your first chemo! 🙌

[@nancyflaherty7038]

You’re so cute! Praying for you! 🙏🌺

[@tammyslaughter9587]

I remember fixing and taking a bunch of snacks to my first chemo session or two and to pack in my chemo bag which was huge and realized I totally over-packed and tired of carrying the big bag and I was not wanting snacks because I was so nauseated and only ate a couple of crackers the nurses gave me. It was the only thing that sounded good and enough to put in my stomach. So much for all of the healthy snacks. Ask your nurse for a prescription of lidocaine cream to put on your port about 45 minutes before port access, it numbs it and it’s not so painful when accessed. I hope the cold cap works for you, I have lymphoma and cold-capping is not recommended for people with blood cancers. Although my particular immunotherapy and chemo combo usually does not cause hair loss. Good luck!

[@serenadm6619]

Hope it all goes well

[@dawnlovescouture2644]

Hi Amanda, I hope it went well. The only side effect I experienced was terrible joint pain about three days after. It was bad but it only lasted a day or so. I used to take my coloring books with me and I usually fell asleep for some of the time.

[@jenniestorer9226]

Turmeric is great . I've used it in tea throughout my time with cancer. It's very effective. I use licorice root tea too xx

[@darleneermis4903]

Thanks for sharing! Your a beautiful young lady. I’m sure their will be bumps and mountains along your journey but you’ll make it ! I’ll be thinking of you 🌹❤️

[@diouranke]

Turmeric is good for the inflammation, I can't take it unfortunately bcs I'm already on blood thinners, I also just got the port, it'll take some getting used to but I hear it makes the blood draws and infusions much smoother, all the best going forward, one day at a time 💕

[@kagomegrrl21]

the street cat named bob is such a cute movie and book

[@elainenicholls7648]

Amanda. Thinking of you. As always ur friend from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

[@cindyhorst8316]

I'd love to know the turmeric mixture recipe I have terrible pain from inflammation due to osteoarthritis and I'd like to try it

[@susanehlava3808]

All the very best for chemo. Hope you go well with the cold cap. I found the cold cap quite claustrophobic and couldn’t tolerate it. If l had gorgeous hair like yours l probably would have tried for longer. I do know other people who coped well and managed to keep their hair so fingers crossed. ❤

[@rhondashelley3009]

Hope it all goes well for you, I will be thinking of you🤗I'd love to know more about the turmeric too 🤗 take care ❤️

[@helloamandawhitworth]

Thank you! I will get that recipe up soon!

[@laurieosullivan7066]

Sending love and light. Please share the turmeric recipe

[@melindahollandsworth7142]

Hi Amanda. Love that bag you have. Sincerely, Melinda H.

[@purplephoenixartbymicheled9298]

🌬💕 we have the same Curly hair. I been cutting my hair myself as well. And some days I feel like I should shave my head and be done with it. But how would I look. The emotions that run through our brains. Yes I would love that recipe. I Love turmeric I put it on everything! I'm trying to get the energy to make my Calingilla sav. Stay STRONG 💪🤍💪

[@informaticsnursebev1538]

💝

[@elizabethconroy7665]

P.S. Love your Pets 6 cats and a little Chihuahua back at my end

[@genevievegenevieve5205]

Beautiful woman. Praying for you. 😇

[@briancruz7362]

I just got my port placed and I have such bad anxiety about it. I’m scared of making the wrong movement and I’m scared of something going wrong.

[@donnamariedunn3944]

I hope things go well and that you don't feel really bad. Everyone feels different. Luckily I did not have nausea. ((Hugs)) ❤️

[@Queen_servant_of_allah]

Thank u so much for sharing 💖❤💖👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽🥀🥀🥀🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@sarhamills584]

Some of the treatments wont effect your hair . I didnt loose any of my hair its been a year i go chemo every 3 weeks. Prayers your way

[@kissmybuttID]

❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️

[@Clara-wo1hg]

What was it like getting the port was it painful? I'm thinking of you Amanda your not alone we're all with you 💞

[@markpi20]

This is not the original poster, but I got a port a couple of months ago and the procedure was not painful at all, neither during or after. There is a little "poke" when they plug the infusion packs into your port, but no worse than like taking a blood draw from your arm. Just a quick pinch. After 4 treatments I don't dread the next one at all.

[@sarhamills584]

Arefup eat light. Chemo. An go either way it bound m n no on toldme prune laxatives work great. I went with apple sauce green beans . No bananas popsickles work on keeping your stomach calm does me but yea during the week of chem no meat seems like ithat kinda binds a person up also. Good luck prayers for you

[@elizabethconroy7665]

Hello.Amanda A very Good Morning to you from Amman Jordan The Middle East Hoping the Chemo isn’t too bad Frankly,you have been dealt a rotten handsome not going to smother you with platitudes You don’t know what to say,and frankly those,like myself,who haven’t been diagnosed with Cancer,don’t either Warm Hugs 😊

[@michelles9897]

🤍

[@danshuda8629]

I'm so sad and sorry that you have been diagnosed with that dreaded cancer

[@jenh9252]

I have unsubscribed as I don't understand why you are including your private journey on social media, very odd to me!!

[@helloamandawhitworth]

Why does it have to be private? You do you and maybe not judge other people and how they choose to show up in the world. ✌🏼

[@madgrace7992]

It’s odd to me that it’s odd to you 🤷‍♀️

[@jenh9252]

@@helloamandawhitworth this dreadful need to get recognition of one's self from complete strangers on social media is , to me, very sad. I wish you well on what you face but do not respect your need to obtain recognition from strangers.

[@jenh9252]

@@madgrace7992 what colour knickers are you wearing today? Dear God you all want to share every detail of your personal lives with strangers and you don't find that odd!!!

[@plantqueen5517]

This is such an immature response and such a nasty message. The difficult parts of life don't need to be kept private. That's such an old-fashioned and unhealthy attitude, and shame on you for vocalizing it to someone going through cancer treatment. Seriously the lowest blow you can take. You should be ashamed at your low emotional intelligence and lack of compassion for others and their struggles. Get off the internet if it's too much for you.