Hi my husband is currently having Chemotherapy for t cell NHL. 4th round complete yesterday. Hes been asleep all day is this normal as he wasnt like this on previous 3 sessions
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Hi my husband is currently having Chemotherapy for t cell NHL. 4th round complete yesterday. Hes been asleep all day is this normal as he wasnt like this on previous 3 sessions
Hi JEC24
Welcome to the online community.
My name is Sarah one of the Cancer Information Nurses on our Support Line.
I am sorry to hear about your husband’s symptom of tiredness. Sometimes tiredness can accumulate with each round of chemo and can be a difficult side effect to manage.
If you are concerned about this, then we would advise that you contact the 24-hour emergency number for your hospital and chemotherapy unit. If you do not have this number at hand, you can also call your hospital’s main switchboard who can put you through.
You may find it helpful to call through to our support line to talk with one of our nurses. Sometimes it’s easier to understand what maybe going on when we can talk things through a bit more.
You may find it helpful by joining our NHL forum for support from others going through similar experiences.
I hope this information helps. Please feel free to get back in touch if you want more information or support.
Best wishes,
Sarah
Cancer Information Nurse Specialist
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