What does being a cancer patient feel like?

Well, I suppose that depends on the person.
Let me pose this to you.....if you knew you would be afflicted with some health problem sometime in your life, what could YOU handle.
Back-track to my early 20's. I had a serious health issue during that time that I had a great deal of difficulty handling on an emotional/intellectual level. I had a nurse tell me that if it were anything else (such as cancer) maybe I would handle it better. Kind of ironic here I find myself today with this diagnosis. Scary? yes. mentally crippling? No.
Try dropping the "C" bomb on your family when you have to tell them. I really hated doing that! The reaction from them ran through a range of emotional reactions.
I've had 1 round of chemo. My surgery for my chemo port instillation is still healing. I'm nauseous all the time. In fact, I threw up this morning. I have dropped some weight already. Never thought I would be glad that I'm slightly overweight like I am now. I am guaranteed to lose some poundage during this odyssey!
I'm trying to eat about every 2 hours just to be sure I get enough calories. Eating 1 small thing takes about 1/2 hour. I had to lay in bed this a.m. to finish the oatmeal I was trying to eat. Mornings are the roughest part of my day, thus far.
Oh yeah, the fatigue is constant. I'm told that it will be at the roughest point during week 1 of a round of chemo. That is when I am administered the toughest (taxotere) chemo along with Gemzar. The second week I am given Gemzar. The 3rd week I rest.
I was hoping to go back to work in some capacity. After this week, I'm thinking it will have to be in the capacity of sitting down most of the day. I'm constantly on my feet as a medical assistant. I won't be going back to that anytime soon.