Had my 3rd R CHOP on Friday which went ok. My problem is severe heartburn and reflux - everything I eat or drink hurts and burns. I also have an incredibly sore throat. Last week I left hospital after a 9 day stay (yes during that heatwave!!) where I was diagnosed as having PCP (fungal pneumonia). So I took 7 days of Doxycycline (guaranteed to mess with digestion) and now I am on 3 weeks of Septrin. My morning dose of pills is 26 at the moment as taking steroids too! I am on Acalabrutinib for CLL which does not allow anything to help reflux - I had been on Lansaprozole for many years. I am swigging the odd dose of Gaviscon between all the tablets. Sorry this is a bit rambling but bottom line is does anyone else have this, does it last long before oesophagus heals and what will help me? Thanks.
Hi again Ethel could I suggest you also put your post up in the Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma group as R-CHOP is specific to Lymphoma so you most likely will get reply’s from others with the same experience.
As fir having this yes, during my main chemo and also during my two Stem Cell Transplants…… what you are getting are the normal approach and it just takes time to get through this.
One simple thing I did was put blocks of wood under the top end of our bed, this raised my head and oesophagus above my stomach reducing the reflux and heartburn ((hugs))
