@Lisdeflores I've been taking Niraparib since September 2021. I had mild nausea, nothing like infusion chemo, at the start but that wore off after a few months - I got it mainly in the morning about an hour and a half after I'd taken the tablets. Now my appetite is enormous, I could eat all day! I've had thrush in my mouth at one point and get the odd ulcer every few of weeks, but a day or two on the mouthwash sees them off. My ongoing symptoms are tiredness and constipation - again, nothing like the infusion chemo, but I take lactulose most days at a low dose to keep things moving and need an afternoon sleep at least two days a week. For all of it though, it's very manageable. I understand your apprehension, I was the same and was frightened to take the tablets at the beginning. The list of side-effects is terrifying, it looks from that as though everything could go wrong but for me, I can honestly say that I've got away quite lightly. I'm hoping it's the same for you too.
@lucysmam I had 5 ascitic drains, three of those were 10 litres each, and I was having them about every 3 weeks at one point. I was offered the semi-permanent drain on the fourth drain but I had chemo starting quite soon after that and that prevents re-accumulation so I declined. I also didn't want something 'there' in me if that makes sense. I have huge disfigurement issues and any reminder like that would have been difficult for me but I was tempted by the facility to drain a bit off at home. I was also worried about it being an infection risk and fretted over having to get an appointment (during Covid) to get it changed. Same as you, at one point, I was filling up a few days after a drain and I also have never felt worse in my life.