Chemotherapy isn’t one event. It’s a process — repeated, relentless, and cumulative. Having seven chemotherapy cycles back to back is not just about getting through treatment days. It’s about enduring weeks and months where recovery never fully catches up before the next round begins. As you might remember, tony's chemo was suspended in January as it caused a ''Heart Event''. We found out that he was ''handling the chemo so well'' that rather than having 4 post op chemo cycles (the normal amount) oncology added the missed cycles from January onto his post op chemo treatments. At first we thought this was a negative, maybe they think something is wrong, but they've explained it's simply a way to cover all babes and get the most from treatment. The first cycles: bracing yourself The early cycles often come with a strange mix of fear and determination. You don’t yet know how your body will react. Side effects are talked about in lists —...
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