I had someone tell me at my 10th chemo infusion that I looked just the same as before lol. Just FYI I lost almost 15 pounds have no hair, have acne, and a rash and had no makeup on. Any thoughts on why someone would say this?

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I’ve had some weird things said to me lately, including comments, such as telling me not to take too much of my pain medication lol. And are you worried about dependence? Not wow you must’ve been in a lot of pain to have to take them and you tried everything else and then were in the emergency room with severe symptoms! I just don’t understand people in general when it comes to cancer and all these people don’t actually do anything to really provide any comfort or conversation that relates to what I’m actually experiencing. There is just so much misogyny out there. and the funniest thing I had said to me was that on the way to an infusion, someone asked me if Pioneers knew they had cancer which was followed by a conversation about how their bodies could just cure it lol or my favorite response to my getting chemotherapy is I would never do that! Lol just sharing it because I’m at the end and sorry for any crappy dictation errors.

Posted Nov 7, 2025, 6:54 PM UTC

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