HI EVERYBODY I WAS JUST WONDERING MY DAD IS HAVING ECX FOR OESOPHAGUS CANCER WHICH HAS SPREAD TO HIS LYMPH GLANDS SO HE IS INOPERABLE, HE IS TO HAVE 6 CYCLES HE HAS ALMOST FINISHED HIS 3 CYCLE. THE 1ST CYCLE HE WAS PRETTY GOOD, 2ND CYCLE REALLY NAUSEUS AND TIRED MOST OF THE TIME. THIS 3RD CYCLE HE IS VERY NAUSEUS ALL THE TIME AND REALLY WEAK AND TIRED. HE HAS BEEN TAKING CYCLIZINE FOR HIS SICKNESS AS DOMPERIDONE DIDN'T WORK, HE HAS ALSO TRIED GINGER AND ELDERFLOWER BUT THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING. HAS ANYONE GOT ANYTHING DIFFERENT TO ADVISE? THE WAY ITS GOING HIS 4TH CYCLE WILL BE WORSE AGAIN, I CAN'T STAND SEEING HIM LIKE THIS. I KNOW THER ARE SO MANY PEOPLE ON HERE IN THE SAME BOAT AS HIM AND I REALLY FEEL FOR ALL OF YOU XX AND FOR THE CARERS AND FAMILY ON HERE AS WELL SENDING YOU ALL CYBER HUGS THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP
TRACY XX
I am on r-chop chemo 8 cycles, was sick after cycle 1 and ill for 2 days after cycle 2, was on ondansitron, and cyclazine. Consultant has put me on emend aprepitant, take one tablet 1hr before chemo and one on day 2 and day 3 and it workes a treat, first time still felt sick but not, second traetment drus given more slowly and we have narrowed it dow to possibly 2 causing the problem but sticking with the apreptant for the remainder of treatment hand after 4th treatment stopped othe anti sickness on day 3, no need for it.
hope this helps and ask your consultant or specialist support nurse to consider this for your dad.
My support person does not believe anyone should suffer sickness as there is lots they can do and they have been true to their word for me.
Hi My mum has just been diagnosed with the same cancer and my heart goes out to you. We are at the beginning of this horrible journey but like your dad there is question over her lymph nodes and she is now waiting for a Pet Scan. They had said at the beginning she would have an op but have now said that chemo would work better so now no op. Its all very confussing.
