Going through chemo treatments, I found it very difficult to read. What kind of passing of time did you find most useful?

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afreshchapter (Survivor (1 year)) - 12 / 09 / 2011

Hi! When I was going through chemo I used to rent boxed TV series because my attention span lasted for anywhere from 20 - 40 minutes. I also read magazines rather than books and these little switches helped.

member2249 (Survivor (1 year)) - 12 / 10 / 2011

I agree with afreshchapter, magazines and movies are a good way to pass the time. For me reading wasn'T a problem and I chose to read novels that were as far remote from my life as possible (Paranormal romance was my reading of choice, but I also read science fiction like Stephen King). Music for me helped when I was tired and needed to retire in my own buble and maybe rest at the same time I received the chemo. That was what I did for the longer chemo when I was there for more than 4-5 hours at a time, with the nurses putting bag after bag of meds into me.

But what serve as the best distraction was to have a friend come with me. Throughout the ordeal, I had 5 of those special person relay themselves and come to chemo with me. They took leave of absence, sometimes use sick days or whatever possibility their employer offered to take time off, and came sit with me. They held my hand and talked about anything and everything possible: gossip, family, work, funny stuff, news, etc. The time went by so fast when I had them there and it eased a lot of the anguish, stress and uncertainty of the treatment.
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