Long term effects of chemotherapy

Hi young59 I'm glad to hear you are feeling well. It is cumulative so the more you get the longer it takes to recover from so just be aware of that. Exercise does help you get over it quicker I did gentle walks in between Chemo and now 13 months post Chemo I am back working out 5 times a week and can cycle 10 miles and feel well so keeping fit is vital. Good luck with yr treatment ❤️ X

Good luck everybody. I had chemo a few years ago and would say I am not over it yet. Yes I'm grateful I've had it and survived it but you are not warned about long term effects or they gloss over them so quickly you hardly have chance to understand them. I still have pain in my bones, get easily tired and seem to have one little problem after another- polyps, urine infections, skin complaints- lots of little ones. I have picked up my life again but seem to have constant concern about little medical problems and if I say I'm not well you see people looking at each other - and I think they are thinking it is to do with the original cancer- but of course it is not - but it upsets me. 

Hi young59 best of luck with your treatment, listen to what your nurses tell you.  Rest when you can, eat small amounts and if you can do a bit of exercise, even if you do a small walk just to get out in the air 

I know when I was having chemo I set myself small targets - walk yo the end of the road, walk round the block , walk round the estate - all depending on what week I was on. Eat well but also what you fancy . Find little things you've enjoy and can do. Rest - remember it does not last forever! 

I had chemo six years ago and was quite ill throughout the process even being hospitalised as I could not stop being sick and became very dehydrated. Ended up having further drugs and infusions to stop the sickness and other side effects but whole period of chemo treatment went by with me either sleeping or being so dazed I thought I was losing my memory. Also had terrible pain throughout my body as my bones just ached so much. Took a long time for my memory to come back and I still have bad days. Still have pain throughout my body but now diagnosed as arthritis so back on a concoction of different drugs. When I think back to my pre-cancer days I wonder how I managed to do all the things I did as cannot keep up any more.

I found out most of my information about side effects by looking on the internet as received very little information from the hospital or staff nor did I get much support through this period from any of the professionals I was seeing. When I queried the side effects with my oncologist I was told it would wear off but never did.

 hi  seems  i was  poled  into  taking  tablets  again  had a pet scan  recently  and  blood  test which  has  come back  as  local    clear on scan  apart  prostrate  part  of  p.s.a  down to  0  from  6.5  so  thankfully dont  need  chemo  best  wishes  to  u all at  this time  

I had a cocktail of chemotherapy and radiotherapy for small cell lung cancer and apart from a couple of short stays in hospital for infections brought on by loss of immune system I generally found my treatments trouble free,no pain ,very little discomfort , temporary loss of hair, and having to use very high factor sun cream due to light sensitivity. I guess I've been lucky having a great medical team behind me at Clatterbridge who have kept me informed at every stage about my treatment and possible side affects. My treatment has made me realise how important the National Health Service is and why it must be maintained in it's present format and not degenerated by privatisation. Thanks to all my team at Clatterbridge,Broadgreen,Aintree and Liverpool Royal, I'll be forever grateful for your dedication and expertise, Bob Eaton.

I think everyone different.  Once my chemo finished, felt straight back to normal again.  I only had small breast lump which shrank with chemo and guess was in very good health when I found it.  I suspect how the chemo affects you must depend also on other factors such as type of cancer,  stage and other health conditions.   I 

Yes I think a lot depends on the type of cancer, the length of treatment, the chemo drugs used, the health of thepatient etc. but I would say a lot of experts deny the existence of chemo brain and after chemo I certainly could not remember or once nitrate very much. It gas taken a few years for this to start yo come back. I do wish they would hi do you a list ofpissiblesideeffects and discuss them with you if they do occur as you stRt to worry about everyone off them.

Not nitrate but concentrate - typing too fast!