Content Overview
- Summary: Chemotherapy
- At The Start Of Treatment
- During Chemotherapy Treatment
- On Treatment Days
- Toward The End Of Treatment
- If Treatment Is Not Working
- How Chemotherapy For Colorectal Cancer Is Administered
- How To Live With Medications and Supplements
- How To Consider "Complementary" or "Alternative" Treatments
- How To Prepare In Case Of An Emergency Or Natural Disaster
Colorectal Cancer: In Treatment: Chemotherapy
How To Prepare In Case Of An Emergency Or Natural Disaster
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While emergencies can happen to anyone, you may be more vulnerable to emergencies because of your treatment.
Consider the following:
- The types of emergency care available to you and when to go to which resource. This includes deciding which emergency room to go to if needed. This exercise should be considered for your home, where you work, and any other place in which you spend substantial amounts of time. (Survivorship A to Z includes information about how to maximize your time in an Emergency Room) (link to article 497)
- Think about what to communicate to emergency first responders. For instance, be ready to tell responders your disease, current treatment, recent treatments and drugs you are taking. (Carrying a List of Medications helps).
- In case you become unable to communicate, wear a medical alert, carry a computer flash drive or a card with a summary describing your condition and treatment(s) to let emergency first responders know about your medical condition, treatment and/or medications.
- How to continue treatment if a disaster occurs. Speak with the doctor overseeing the treatment or his/her staff.
“Just in case:”
- Keep an emergency bag packed.
- Think about the following subjects:
- The financial and legal steps to take now so you are prepared in the event of a medical emergency.
- If you travel, how to prepare for medical emergencies that may come up during travel. See: Medical Emergency: How To Be Prepared
- What to do if you have underage children and cannot care for them because of a medical emergency.
- Each of these subjects are discussed in the documents in "To Learn More."
If it would be helpful, use the Survivorship A to Z prioritizer (link to prioritizer.php) to list the steps you want to take. You can then number them in order of priority. A push of a button will change the order of the list to your priority.
NOTE: While considering emergencies: Be sure to protect your property and pocketbook in the event of a loss with Homeowners Insurance and Automobile Insurance. Information about what to look for, how to minimize cost, and how to file claims as a person with a serious health condition is contained in the linked articles.
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