Chemo cravings

The chemotherapy bottle was connected on Wednesday and I underwent all three acts of the chemo cycle almost immediately.

Chemotherapy: A digestive opera in three acts

Act I: Lose appetite
Act II: Become nauseous
Act III: Vomit

In a bout of maternal intuition and knowledge transfer, Mum warned me that chemotherapy would feel like being pregnant. I have no way to compare chemotherapy and pregnancy, but between us they sound like similar processes.

Ways having chemotherapy is like pregnancy

• You are tired
• The taste of food changes
• You go off some foods, immediately and violently (the thought of cooked mushrooms makes me rush for a bathroom)
• You get cravings (I can't get enough salty French toast)
• You watch other people eat all day and then wake up at 1 AM hungry as hell

A staple for vegetarians, lost to me for the time being