The questions I have gotten the most since I started chemo was "has it been a vomit fest?" Now I'm sure I get asked this for a couple reasons. One, the typical side effect of chemo is nausea and two, I am a puker. I throw up a lot! (TMI but a fun fact nonetheless) (And no, I'm not bulimic or anorexic!)
This has so far not been a "vomit fest". In fact, no vom to date! The first couple days I did have some nausea, but took my pills and that stopped it pretty fast. I have also found that hard candy has helped stop the nausea (and thanks to my friends I have a ton of that).
I haven't really had much of an appetite, however. We ordered pizza when we got home from chemo and that tasted pretty good, but the next day all I really wanted were the cheese sticks. Nothing else sounded good. I could have ordered Papa John's cheese sticks every day and been completely happy (and I almost did). And worse, anything (except the fries) that I ate while I was at chemo immediately turned my stomach. (In fact, just typing that made me a little sick).
I think that part of my lack of hunger is not wanting to turn this into a "vom fest", but I know I need to eat. I've been trying to eat little meals along the way rather than big meals that might be too much for my stomach.
I've heard that through chemo your taste buds change and some of your favorite things you can't eat anymore. Is it totally irrational that I fear my love of fries will go away???
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