This is great for anyone, not just Chemotherapy patients. Its a great way to get in more servings of your daily fruits and veggies. We all need that right?
I'm also drinking tons of water each day with lemon. Lemon is a natural detox and lord knows this chemo is toxic. The lemon helps to flush it out. Chemotherapy also tends to dehydrate you so drinking more water that ever in your life is key. So far no dehydration for me and I know its from all the water I drink daily. I also eat small bits of food every two to three hours instead of three big meals a day. This has helped soooo much with nausea. Sounds weird, but true! I keep either crackers or a banana by my bedside every night because when I wake in the morning I'm nauseous and this helps a lot…I do stretches everyday which helps with the muscle soreness and tightness. I also just started taking Epson salt and baking soda bathes every night. A great detox for lymph nodes and also great for muscle soreness. I use this as my time to pray and meditate. Everyone needs to do this especially cancer patients. Calming your mind is the best thing for your spirit and body. I've cut out dairy for the weeks I'm on Chemo because lots of chemotherapy patients become lactose intolerant so I decided to not take the chance. On my week off, I have some dairy. I also cut out red meat and sugar during my chemo weeks. These are also hard to digest and digestion is always a problem during chemotherapy. Not to mention both are just hard on your body period. I do have some if I want on my off week. A girls gotta have some pleasure during this unpleasant time. I hope this helps anyone who might be just finding out they need chemo or someone who has a loved one about to begin it. God is good! Im enjoying my good times and embracing the not so good. Staying strong in the storm!!!! Im also wigging it out! Wearing a wig that is haha! Not stressing over the hair loss as much as I thought I would. Again, God is good! I truly believe he has helped me with this and relieved me of this unneeded burden and worry. Trying out new hairstyles and making it fun! God Bless Everyone! Have a great weekend!
Memarie