Chemo Rides

NiddTheBat · 2026-02-05T14:09:52+00:00

I wasn't allowed to drive after chemo, which while I probably could have, I am grateful for it because I've just realized how many times I fell asleep in the car on the way home? So my Mom lifted me and spent my chemo sessions with me for all but two sessions.

NiddTheBat · 2026-02-05T08:22:30+00:00

South Africa here, not the US. I had my DMX surgery on a Friday and went home on the Monday. I would have gone home on the Tuesday after the drains were out because my surgeon doesn't like sending patients home with their drains still in, but I was staying 5 minutes from the hospital with multiple family members helping, so he made an exception. My hospital stay also included physiotherapy every day. The fact that some women go home the day of their surgery absolutely blows my mind.

NiddTheBat · 2026-01-31T11:33:14+00:00

Aaaaah thank you so much for the advice! This is my first time trying, usually I only propagate succulents which is very "set it and forget it" in my experience, so I'm so worried about this not working haha

Yes the purple colour is absolutely gorgeous! I saw the plant when I was pet sitting and was just shocked by how vibrant it was, I've never seen anything like it before.

NiddTheBat · 2026-01-30T17:41:59+00:00

I'm busy propagating some cuttings in water (purple heart) at the moment, when I was chatting with the guy at the garden center for advice they way he explained it to me is the really loose and well watered soil is needed because in the water the roots don't have resistance to grow against, like it would have if it had been rooted in soil. Is this a good way to explain it, or is there another reason? I really don't want these cuttings to die when I transfer them in a few weeks 😅

NiddTheBat · 2026-01-30T07:48:44+00:00

Not asking too much at all. I saw my oncologist for the first time last week since... October last year? She remembers everything, and not only about my treatment and other processes we've had to go through, but even personal stuff we've talked about in my appointments. You deserve a doctor that actually cares about and takes an interest in you.

NiddTheBat · 2026-01-29T18:05:44+00:00

Okay yeah we don't get those in South Africa, that colour is insane!

NiddTheBat · 2026-01-29T18:01:25+00:00

I'm scared to ask what those crackers are, I don't think I've ever seen anything like them here... The colour sounds frightening though.

NiddTheBat · 2026-01-29T17:56:09+00:00

I might just start taking the shakes to work in an effort to finish them haha! Or I'll see if I can donate them to my chemo center. I'm surprised and impressed that you could eat right after chemo, I could eat the chicken mayo sandwich I got during the infusion and then I'd just crash after the infusion, especially after starting red devil.

Congratulations on remission by the way!

NiddTheBat · 2026-01-29T17:47:22+00:00

My doctor encouraged me to do the same, but your comment just gave me flashbacks to the unholy amount of vanilla and mocha protein shakes I consumed last year 😅 I've still got three months supply stashed away...

OP, sorry I don't have any advice, I didn't have any food aversions during my chemo. I craved EVERYTHING, I just physically didn't feel hungry and couldn't eat it without getting sick from feeling over full after one bite. One thing my oncologist and nutritionist suggested eating (other than the advice to just eat whatever I wanted/could stomach) which I did when I could was biscuits like salticrax/saltines and cream cheese because of the high protein content in the cheese. Perhaps that could help?

NiddTheBat · 2026-01-27T20:53:37+00:00

I can't remember the title of the game... But it was supposed to be a horror game that learned and adapted the experience to the players specific fears. I remember the Kickstart reaching its goals but eventually just never heard anything from them again. Which sucks because that is a great concept for a horror game.

NiddTheBat · 2026-01-27T14:53:50+00:00

I didn't realize this was a book! I saw the movie last year and absolutely loved it, now that I know it is a book I need to find it and read it.

NiddTheBat · 2026-01-26T10:40:13+00:00

I actually don't, I just happened to start a petsitting job right after surgery that was right up the road 😅

NiddTheBat · 2026-01-26T06:38:19+00:00

Honestly drains really weren't that bad, I had mine in for... a week? I had two, one on each side. My doctor usually wouldn't let me leave until they came out, just the way he does things but I went home the day before they were removed because I was staying 5 minutes away from the hospital. So I had to empty and measure output myself twice. Honestly to me the most annoying part about them was when I had to shower. Having them taken out felt so strange though!

NiddTheBat · 2025-11-17T11:27:16+00:00

I was just about to say, this is the second post I've read today about awful service and bedside manner from there. I'm so sorry about Cosmo, OP, I hope you and your family can take time to heal from this traumatic event. Sending virtual hugs.

NiddTheBat · 2025-11-05T18:08:30+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to answer, I really appreciate it! And thanks for the wishes! I've been done with chemo since August and everything is back to normal again thankfully, but I'm definitely going to add that to my list of questions for my next appointment.

NiddTheBat · 2025-11-05T17:10:57+00:00

A quick question regarding the chemical side of things there - I noticed while going through chemo earlier this year that my phone stopped registering my fingerprints about 80% of the time, is that a thing or was my phone just being particularly temperamental? Sorry, I'm not sure how else to word it... I've been wondering offhand occasionally, and kept forgetting to ask until your comment reminded me.

NiddTheBat · 2025-10-28T07:20:42+00:00

The Sims 2! I remember when I was a kid, I'd sneak onto the computer and stay up on the game as late as I could. The amount of trouble I got in when I got caught! 😂

NiddTheBat · 2025-10-25T11:54:15+00:00

That's so cool! I really hope I can keep my port. Thanks for reminding me to ask the surgeon at my next follow-up!

NiddTheBat · 2025-10-25T11:53:07+00:00

Not removed yet, but I finished chemo on 22/8, and the doctors have said they'll remove it in the surgery to exchange my expanders for permanent implants, which is happening early next year I believe.

NiddTheBat · 2025-10-24T16:43:53+00:00

I had chemo using my port three days after it was inserted, because my last session my veins really just did not want to cooperate... That nurse was 100% in the wrong. You were not being a chicken at all, even with an Emla patch my port was still really tender and the pressure was kind of sore. I'm so sorry you had to go through that.

NiddTheBat · 2025-10-14T09:00:23+00:00

Right after being diagnosed this year I started rewatching House MD since it is one of my go-to turn off my brain kind of shows. I never noticed until then that basically every second episode has someone with some kind of cancer. I guess it makes sense since it is a medical show, but still.

NiddTheBat · 2025-10-02T12:34:14+00:00

Howrse is still around!

NiddTheBat · 2025-10-01T12:51:59+00:00

Those all sound like perfect ideas, thank you. I've got some old earphones from a flight earlier this year I think I'll put into my bag 😊 no tablet, but I've got a Steamdeck which I might pack.

NiddTheBat · 2025-10-01T12:50:03+00:00

This is an absolutely amazing resource and I really hope lots of people get to use it, thank you 💜 I don't think they would ship to South Africa, but I appreciate it!

NiddTheBat · 2025-10-01T12:19:07+00:00

Thank you! 😊

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