After 14 rounds of aggressive Chemo and 1 Stem Cell transplant, I do have a rough idea of what you are going through. In this section of 'My Insights', I compiled 5 useful tips here and categorized things you need for Chemo, i.e. clothing, food, resources and recovery. 

#1 : use your phone as a recorder. Record your doctor sessions because you are not going to remember everything said. Once Chemo starts, you will experience 'Chemo brain' causing you to easily forget things, so use your phone as a recorder.

#2 : try picking up your medication before discharge! If you are an in-patient for chemo, then this is important. Before discharge, you are given a list of medications to return home and the pharmacy isn't good at printing labels in layman (you hear nurses use generic or commercial name of a drug. i.e. Norvasc is its commercial name and Amlodipine is its generic name). You need to get your nurse or nurse practitioner to write down each medications' usage on the bottle. This is helpful if you are at home alone and need to find the meds you need.

#3 : hold your breath when flushing PICC or PORT access with saline. You have either a PICC or PORT to facilitate the infusion and it requires flushing with saline, either for meds or changing your chemo. At least 50% of patients experience a nasty taste of saline at the back of their throats during flushing. One way to avoid this nasty taste is by "holding your breath!" before flushing starts and breathe again when flushing finished which is only a few seconds.

#4 : do small exercise to combat bed fatigue. Bed fatigue is a common experience for in-patients because patients are bounded to the bed most hours of the day for treatment. It is this restlessness and unsettling feeling. One way to ease bed fatigue is by doing small exercise, such as small walks around the oncology ward. It is troublesome because we have our infusion pump attached to us but it is necessary to have some exercise aside going to the loo. 

#5 : curb your pain and nausea before it manifests. Nausea is common side effect to Chemo . Sometimes, nausea starts then follow by vomiting but not necessary in that order. When you feel a hint of nausea, do tell the nurse right away for medication because you do not want the nausea manifested too far before taking meds. One nurse explained, it is easier to remedy nausea when it is in its early stage, once it gone too far, medication might not help much. As for vomiting, ginger helps but it is not everyone's cup of tea. One thing I do noticed, big movements from resting too long does induce vomiting, kind of like motion sickness.  

Also, I advise you look up on what to prepare for Chemotherapy. There are lots of things you will need during your treatment so don't over look them. Items you should bring with you especially for an in-patient treatment: toothbrush, lip balm, lotion, snacks, slippers, comfy socks, clean clothing, entertainment (tablet/laptop), phone chargers and water bottle.