Started treatment

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  1. Hi, I have finally started treatment and have just completed week 1. I am suffering from the chemo with constant nausea and dizziness and find all I am good for is lying down. Did anyone else get effected like this? Thanks Jill
  • Hello Jlan

    You must be so relieved to have finally started, at least you are finally on the road after a long wait.  If you are suffering from nausea please tell your treating team, there are quite a few alternative drugs out there that you may need to try so please don't soldier on without help.  Whilst I personally didn't suffer from nausea/dizziness there are quite a few members who shared your symptoms, hopefully they will pick up on your post and give you some hints.

    Gently hug

    Irene xx

  • Thankyou, it's so debilitating. Was hoping to be able to work in week one but all I can do is lie down. Hope this nausea settles before other side effects come my way Rolling eyes 

  • Hi  

    Great on starting your treatment.. not great on your chemo side effects.. did the doctor give you antibiotics sickness tablets?   I took those 3 times a day and they kept a lot of the sickness at bay..

    Talk to your doctor when u at hospital on monday.. they may be able to change the meds..

    I hope you feel better soon.. keep us posted on your journey  xx

    Squeak

  • Thanks, they gave me some but don't seem to be doing anything. I mentioned it on Thursday and they said if still bad next week will try different anti sickness Pray. Think I was being a bit over hopeful that I would not get side effects in first week See no evil

  • Hi  

    Well done on getting through week 1. I had sickness nausea feeling with my first dose of chemo which I think was down to the mitomycin as I felt fine with my second dose at the end of treatment where I didn't have mitomycin. If the anti sickness meds they have given you aren't doing anything ask for different ones, I never realised until after the fact that I could have had different ones.  Sending hugs. Xx