In 2021 Verónica Toussaint revealed for the program ¡Que Chulada! that she was diagnosed with breast cancer, for which she began her chemotherapy process as soon as possible, it was then that on March 17 she announced through her official Instagram account that she had definitively concluded her 16 chemos, however, she stressed that there was still a long way to go, not However, initial treatment had been one of the biggest challenges in his life.
“And the cycle of 16 chemos is over. It is still missing, but today this cycle ends, which is undoubtedly the greatest challenge of my life. But with his love and energy everything was easier. Thank you Infinitas”, he posted from his Instagram stories.
Thus, the actress told through a telephone call to TV Notas the various sequels she has experienced due to the aforementioned chemotherapies to which she was subjected. Since these have been crucial in his treatment in order to eradicate this terrible disease, so he also reported on the next step to end the breast cancer.
In whichb Verónicab pointed out that another study called PET (positron emission tomography) should be carried out, which should be performed immediately, since this will measure how tumor activity is found, how much it has decreased and based on this the decision will be made to carry out an operation later, so he alluded to the fact that there is still a long way to go.
In addition to being questioned about her current feelings about the difficult process she had to undergo, she commented that the first cycle of treatment, which consisted of attending various chemotherapies, 12 white and four red. To which he reported on the difference of these:
“The white ones, it seems, are less tough because they are one a week, and the red ones made them to me every 21 days. They have different components, although I confess that the red ones, if they were strong, it took me about seven days to recover,” he described.
He also confessed what his return to the cameras was like after his appointments, noting that it is an inexplicable weakness, which was not compared to various diseases, as well as influenza and even the raw that at some point most people have felt, that was why at the end of a session he returned home to rest, stay in bed or in an armchair, so he often did not attend the program, however, when he felt that his energy was enough to work, he always received the support of his colleagues to adapt as well as possible and then returned home to rest again.
“I couldn't or want to talk, read, or see, other than rest. I had an extreme weakness, I couldn't open a bottle of water or carry my bag, and I spent those days at home”
“On the channel, my producer Ulysses, the same girls and the technicians spent restraining me, pending a heat stroke, if I lost the energy of passing fruits, water. They were always taking care of me.”
However, she added that viewers criticized, as they commented that the winner of Ariel “Instead of eating in the middle of the program, she should work”, however, she did not attach importance to the artist, since she stressed that on television it is really important that this type of case be supported.
On the other hand, various media wondered about the appearance of the presenter, since she did not denote hair loss in this process, to which she added “Yes, I dropped a lot. I don't even know what percentage, but I was taking great care of it”, adding that given the advances in science, and there is a technology that has worked in some cases of chemotherapy, in which it cools the scalp to a degree.
“During chemo they put on my helmet and I still had about four hours later to cool my scalp. Then I did intermediate therapies, and every day, in my life, I put ice packs on my scalp to take care of my hair”, because he confessed that at this moment his hair would not have to fall out, since he currently has a large percentage of hair that helped him not to feel sick.
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