It varies for everybody, but for me some minor things were a sore mouth for a while on each cycle, and also a sore bum. The GP BELATEDLY prescribed Difflam mouthwash, and Proshield barrier cream. The Difflam was helpful but also intense, so I didn’t use it too much, only once or twice a day. Thus I also made my own nice harmless mouthwash which I used extremely frequently. This was one teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda, plus a ¼ teaspoon of table salt in 500ml. water.
The high dose Dexamethasone at treatment time in particularly, plus the Prenisolone throughout, affected my sleep. GP prescribed Zopiclone which helped.
I was taking Symprove anyway for my tummy, but I think that helped.
To be honest, it wasn’t that bad, and the absolute worst thing was fear of infection which didn’t happen. I was very careful with infection control, and didn’t go out much though. I was left with mild peripheral neuropathy (no big deal), low saliva production.
My Wife shaved my head, but I was raising money for a local cancer support charity. So a bit of a con really, as much of it was likely to fall out anyway.