{"id":5364,"date":"2025-09-24T14:12:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T14:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/?page_id=5364"},"modified":"2025-09-25T14:18:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:18:10","slug":"chemotherapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/stoma-support-advice\/chemotherapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemotherapy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chemotherapy<\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Thriving beyond today:<\/mark><\/strong> You have the power of choice as you navigate managing your stoma through chemotherapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ve come through a lot so far. From finding out your diagnosis, to telling family and friends plus treatment beginning – it can feel like a lot all at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Be so proud of yourself,<\/mark><\/strong> although there may feel like so much to learn and adapt to, <\/mark>you will find your own way to manage your stoma, in your own time.<\/mark><\/strong>

You can use these blogs to help you prepare for changes to your routine that you may experience as chemotherapy begins, so that you can feel more in control and prepared.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n

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Changing routine<\/h4>\n
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Are you finding your routine is a bit more unpredictable? You\u2019re not alone \u2013 read on to hear how others adapted their daily routines during chemotherapy.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Dexterity<\/h4>\n
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Dexterity challenges can mean you don\u2019t have the same level of hand coordination as you may usually have or you are sensitive to cold things. We share practical tips for coping with these challenges.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Looking after you<\/h4>\n
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The most important thing is you look after yourself and you listen to your body, resting where you can. Our blogs cover the support you need to feel in control.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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My journey<\/h4>\n
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Hear from individuals just like you who have a stoma, have undergone chemotherapy and who each have a passion for sharing their experiences to help others.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Support and advice<\/h4>\n
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Your support network is so important while you\u2019re going through chemotherapy with a stoma. Here\u2019s some hints and tips on how to prepare and also stories from ostomates on where they found strong support.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n Read more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Be so proud of yourself, although there may feel like so much to learn and adapt to, you will find your own way to manage your stoma, in your own time.You can use these blogs to help you prepare for changes to your routine that you may experience as chemotherapy begins, so that you can feel more […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5370,"parent":3303,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5364","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5364\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3303"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}