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Continue reading →: Chemotherapy DietNow that my immunity isn’t what it used to be I cannot simply eat whatever I wish. Everything has to be cooked or at least steamed. Basically, no salad (uncooked vegetables), no sushi, no half-boiled eggs. In the meantime, I tried getting myself healthy again, so I opted to forgo…
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Continue reading →: Chemotherapy Side Effects – IsolationSomething Google doesn’t mention is that going through chemo can be an isolating experience. It exactly like the COVID lockdown. Being an introvert, the challenge hasn’t been about human contact. In fact, working from home has been a breeze. It feels awesome to be away from all the office politics.…
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Continue reading →: Chemotherapy Side Effects – I Stopped Having My PeriodAccording to my period tracker app, I haven’t been having my period for exactly 159 days as of today. So my period had completely stopped right after my third chemo. My period can be described as a loyal companion. It’s been late for a grand total of 5 times in…
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Continue reading →: Can I Still Get Pregnant?Adding to my list of concerns is the issue of whether we can still have kids later. The idea was to have babies in our late 30s. So in some twisted way, the universe made sure that things went as planned. The question is, can I still get pregnant post-chemo?…
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Continue reading →: Chemotherapy: Session 3/4– December 2023 // Chemotherapy session 3/4 – The lady at the registration gave me a nice little room with a bed this time round, compared to just a couch the last 2 times, since I was in a lower risk group now. It was much more comfortable and I…
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Continue reading →: Chemotherapy Side Effects – Sleep DeprivationYou can forget about getting a good night’s sleep for the first 5-ish days after chemo. I was lethargic and all I wanted to do was sleep or lie on the bed. But all I could get was 2 hours of sleep at a time. Why? Because of dry mouth…
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Continue reading →: Chemotherapy Side Effects – Hair Loss Pt. 2I’ve always wanted to shave off my hair but never had the guts to. For some reason I felt that it’ll be “a liberating experience”. So much so that I’d constantly joke with my husband about it, asking him if he’d still find me attractive if I was bald. Well,…
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Continue reading →: Chemotherapy: Session 2/4– November 2023 // Chemotherapy session 2/4 – I still remember the surprise of how soon the day for my second session came. It was scheduled for 3 weeks after my first round. Maybe I was miserable for almost 2 weeks after my first chemo that the weeks just blurred…
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Continue reading →: Chemotherapy Side Effects – Physical & Mental Lethargy– November 2023 // Chemotherapy session 1/4 – My body felt like it got run over by a train a hundred times over. There was something that hurts somewhere each day. Just when I thought that it couldn’t get any worse, guess what? It did. I was so sleep deprived…
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Continue reading →: Chemotherapy Side Effects – Day 9– October 2023 // Chemotherapy session 1/4 – The nineth day was when all the symptoms got significantly better. My headaches had gone away and I started working again (from home). I could function like a normal human being once more. I still had some shortness of breath lingering around,…
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I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer at the age of 35 and I want to share my journey of overcoming cancer and my experience with chemotherapy.
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