3rd Chemo

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I had my 3rd A/C treatment on Thursday and this one was worse than the

either of the first two. It is now day three and I am still dealing

with severe nausea, severe headache and extreme fatigue. I can't even

sit or lay on the couch for a few minutes without falling asleep.

My onc has now gave me the 4th kind of nausea medicine, but it doesn't

seem like anything works. I haven't been able to eat any food since

Thursday, but I am making sure that I am getting liquids in and that's

not easy.

I developed soares inside and outside my mouth after my second

treatment and in my throat. I also developed unbelievable pain in my

rectum. My onc said that the mucus membrane in your mouth is the same

all the way through your digestive tract and into the rectum (shocked

me) and that I was dealing with the same problem in my rectum as I was

with my mouth from the A/C. (Sorry this is so gross, I just never

heard anyone mention this side effect before). The pain was starting

to improve on Wednesday and by Friday (the day after A/C) the pain is

back just as bad again.

My treatment plan was every two weeks but my onc changed it to every

three due to the hard time I am having. My onc have me on so many

meds to help me through the side effects, I feel like my own pharmacy.

Thank goodness my DH takes care of making sure I take what I need

when I am supposed to take it.

I have to go lay back down, sitting is extremely painful. I am hoping

this time the pain doesn't last for the whole three weeks in between

treatments. Sorry the post is so long.

Shirley

[Guest guest]

So sorry you are having so much pain..I had my mast.. Memorial Day Week-end 2002 ... My 4 yr anniversary...I had my chemo every three weeks for 8 treatments...I just ended up with a stomach ache after treatments ... I was working at the time and would try to go back to work Thurs and Fri...with a slight stomach ache...Then I ended up in hospital for Low Grade Fever and low blood count... for 4 days...so then I decided to take the whole week off when I had my chemo on Mondays.. All I wanted to eat was tomato soup...I lived alone at the time and my mom taking me to chemo...She went 4 times with me and then passed away suddenly..4 months after I found out I had cancer in May 2002.. Mom passed away Sept 2002...What a hard year...and also a good year...boyfriend came to live with me in Dec 2002... Just

hang in there and get plenty of rest and drink lots of fluids...Water if you can...I dont drink any or very little ...have to get back in the habit of drinking it again...Buy bottled water Deer Park for boyfriend and dont drink it myself...Bad girl... If you get a low grade fever or fell really bad call the drs office right away...They can help you... Pray for me have to have a D & C in a month...Dread that operation out-patient...It is hard for me because boyfriend does not drive and had to find someone who will take me there and dont know may people here...moved from Delaware to North Carolina Dec. 2004.. Take care and will be praying for your recovery... Betsy (NC) Note: forwarded message attached.

Hi everyone,

I had my 3rd A/C treatment on Thursday and this one was worse than the

either of the first two. It is now day three and I am still dealing

with severe nausea, severe headache and extreme fatigue. I can't even

sit or lay on the couch for a few minutes without falling asleep.

My onc has now gave me the 4th kind of nausea medicine, but it doesn't

seem like anything works. I haven't been able to eat any food since

Thursday, but I am making sure that I am getting liquids in and that's

not easy.

I developed soares inside and outside my mouth after my second

treatment and in my throat. I also developed unbelievable pain in my

rectum. My onc said that the mucus membrane in your mouth is the same

all the way through your digestive tract and into the rectum (shocked

me) and that I was dealing with the same problem in my rectum as I was

with my mouth from the A/C. (Sorry this is so gross, I just never

heard anyone mention this side effect before). The pain was starting

to improve on Wednesday and by Friday (the day after A/C) the pain is

back just as bad again.

My treatment plan was every two weeks but my onc changed it to every

three due to the hard time I am having. My onc have me on so many

meds to help me through the side effects, I feel like my own pharmacy.

Thank goodness my DH takes care of making sure I take what I need

when I am supposed to take it.

I have to go lay back down, sitting is extremely painful. I am hoping

this time the pain doesn't last for the whole three weeks in between

treatments. Sorry the post is so long.

Shirley