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The immune system is the main thing that people notice due to having to be careful in bigger crowds and places like hospitals. They used to do it so before chemotherapy, you would have to present two lateral flow tests for COVID-19 and they’d let you in. Family were never allowed into the actual chemotherapy area. While waiting in the lobby to wait, we would have to get our ears checked for the temperature. 

Chemotherapy attacks everything, which is why people lose their hair. You can get a cold cap but it’s a lot of extra time added on and may not work. Fingernails become brittle and grow slower too. Anaemia is pretty common in cancer patients too so most tend to have to take folic acid and iron syrup supplements anyway. If you have breaks for the chemo, like a week between then the organs can do a bit better but sometimes you can’t afford to not have that week.

Anaemia causes ppl to lose their hair and have a reduced immune response. So I feel like a lot of what you describe are symptoms of the conditions caused by Chemo. 

I get what you mean about the immune system being easily noticeable. I think that especially true in countries where the weather is either cold or flunctuates a lot e.g. the UK as that’s the season the flu and colds generally tend to spread.

Anaemia can lead to hair loss but people undergoing chemotherapy lose their hair as hair follicles are rapidly growing cells. So, that’s a direct consequence of chemo rather than it being due to other conditions. That’s why someone undergoing chemo can lose it 2-3 weeks in but not be anaemic. The cold cap attempts to preserve those cells. Depends on the person and type of chemo.

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The immune system is the main thing that people notice due to having to be careful in bigger crowds and places like hospitals. They used to do it so before chemotherapy, you would have to present two lateral flow tests for COVID-19 and they’d let you in. Family were never allowed into the actual chemotherapy area. While waiting in the lobby to wait, we would have to get our ears checked for the temperature. 

Chemotherapy attacks everything, which is why people lose their hair. You can get a cold cap but it’s a lot of extra time added on and may not work. Fingernails become brittle and grow slower too. Anaemia is pretty common in cancer patients too so most tend to have to take folic acid and iron syrup supplements anyway. If you have breaks for the chemo, like a week between then the organs can do a bit better but sometimes you can’t afford to not have that week.

Anaemia causes ppl to lose their hair and have a reduced immune response. So I feel like a lot of what you describe are symptoms of the conditions caused by Chemo. 

I get what you mean about the immune system being easily noticeable. I think that especially true in countries where the weather is either cold or flunctuates a lot e.g. the UK as that’s the season the flu and colds generally tend to spread.

Anaemia can lead to hair loss but people undergoing chemotherapy lose their hair as hair follicles are rapidly growing cells. So, that’s a direct consequence of chemo rather than it being due to other conditions. That’s why someone undergoing chemo can lose it 2-3 weeks in but not be anaemic. The cold cap attempts to preserve those cells. Depends on the person and type of chemo.

Ah, I didn’t consider that - thanks for sharing! 😊