68 year old maleGBM4, right temporal lesion.
I am just coming to the end of the first of the follow on chemo treatments, ie 5 days tablets, 25 days off. I collect the next round of tablets on Thursday and also having the first MRI scan to see how things are going on inside my head.
The one affect of the chemo and radiology that had not been mentioned
anywhere was the generation of gas in my stomach. This cause extensive
belching and passing wind. At times my stomach becomes very bloated and
very uncomfortable. I tried all the recommended ways of trying to
alleviate this, peppermint teas and cordials, gavascon, both liquid and
tablets, ginger biscuits but with limited degree of success. Having
started my treatment on 22nd October and now on the 23 day rest period
after starting the six month regime,( 5 days chemo, 23 days off) (
following from 30 days radio and Chemo)so not taking Chemo at present,
it still occurs daily. The only other medicine I am taking is Phenotoyin
of an evening. One thing my wife has noticed is that as I start to
awake of a morning, I start having small belches. This goes off after
about 10 minutes, although the belching continues on and off during the
day, to different extents. Sometimes after meals, but not necessarily
related to a meal.
To relieve the wind I have found that stretching my arms above my head
(holding on to door frames helps too)can make the belching occur and
relieve the pressure in my stomach.
I would like to hear if any others suffer this?
