I was told by a lady I was taking care of that she could not drink coffee or have sex while she was doing cancer therapy. What do u know about. is this true

i know when my maw maw had cancer she drank coffee but i guess it depends on what the lady belives

My friend had chemo and radiation which knock her for a loop. I don't think a person is physical for sex after the body go through that treatment ...

Yes, believe her, chemo does things to the body that just makes normal stuff not enjoyable. So she probably is telling you the truth.

Well i know the Chemo Therapy makes the person nauseous, and the pills work some the hold it down. But a little coffee could make her more nauseous. So she probably chooses not to drink it. As far as the sex goes, for as wiped out as one gets from all the medication. Try trust me sex is the last thing one thinks about. and there is the part the next box tells you.

when my ex was going through chemo the docs told us not to have sex 'cause the chemo will be in bodily fluids and can burn me...

edited cause it didn't make sense...

re coffee
maybe the meds don't commingle with whatever is in coffee...very possible...coffee affects the heart rate, blood pressure etc...so i'm not really surprised by that

Maybe you should just tell her that you love her and hope that's enough
for you.

Did you ask her out for coffee or to have sex?

good question lol

no

A close friend of mine who survived cancer told me that he was given a strict diet to adhere to while he was undergoing treatment.

My husband died of cancer. He continued to drink his coffee! Although he did complain it tasted a bit different due to chemo. With regard to the other, the illness and tiredness of the chemo can change things from time to time but it does not stop it altogether. And I have NEVER heard of chemo burning the sexual partner.

i'm not kidding...i am not saying just sex burning me, i'm not gullible, but the semen may contain harmful chemicals...my ex did die of the cancer...we went through two years of chemo, radiation, and limb (arm) amputation and all the other fun stuff...

we were also told that it would be best to abstain from sex while he was having radiation treatments and chemotherapy.

The doctor told us that there were many risks because of what was going through his system - and after the dr. warned us about what could possible happen to a baby; if I became pregnant during that time -- well...literally in the doctors office, he pushed his chair away from me, and was so nervous to take even the slightest chance during that time. It was many months later, after he was no longer having any treatments - that we were given the 'green light' and told it was safe. We never got the opportunity to again though.


He was never a coffee drinker, so I have no idea about that -- but when someone is battling cancer the last thing on their mind is
making something up. ( I would think... ) Also, as great as sex is, again; when dealing with cancer - it's not really something that seems important at all.

Have a good night, and I hope she'll be well.