Continue reading “Chemotherapy Recommended Items: Quick List”
Category: Chemotherapy Recommended Items
Chemotherapy Recommended Item: Clean Hands are a MUST!
Hand sanitizer
Continue reading “Chemotherapy Recommended Item: Clean Hands are a MUST!”
Chemotherapy Recommended Item: Baby, I need some Oil…Baby Oil that is
After receiving (AC) chemotherapy, the nurse put Neulasta Onpro on my upper arm. The purpose of Neulasta Onpro is to fight infection after receiving chemotherapy. Neulasta Onpro is scheduled to give you your medication at a specific time. After you have received your medication, the easiest way to remove the device is using baby oil
Chemotherapy Recommended Items: It’s ALL about the BROWS!
As a chemotherapy patient, you never realize how important your eyebrows are until they are gone. To be honest, I was surprised that I missed my eyebrows more than my eyelashes. I tried fake lashes a few times for major events, but not for everyday wear. I was not allowed to go to a Lash Bar to have fake lashes put on due to the risk of germs and infection.
As for my eyebrows, there was nothing I could do, but draw my own! I had never used an eyebrow pencil before, so I was a little anxious. A piece of advice is to use your hands to feel where your eyebrow bone is and use the eyebrow pencil in that area. Continue reading “Chemotherapy Recommended Items: It’s ALL about the BROWS!”
Chemotherapy Recommended Item: Dry as a Cactus
Chemotherapy made my mouth very, very dry. A product that helped my dry mouth was Biotene Moisturizing Oral Rinse
Chemotherapy Recommended Items: Sight for Sore Eyes
My eyes were dry and itchy during chemotherapy. My eye doctor recommended Refresh Optive Lubricant Eye Drops
Chemotherapy Recommended Item: Nail Time
I received Taxol as part of my chemotherapy treatment. My oncologist recommended that I soaked my nails in vinegar
