15 months after chemotherapy (capox)

FormerMember over 4 years ago

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Hi, I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Bowel cancer in September 2019. Bowel resection on October and chemotherapy started in December 2019. The nausea was very difficult to manage throughtout and the changes in taste pretty immediate. 15 months later and I still feel nauseous and my mouth continues have a metallic taste. Any suggestions on how to manage this? Has anyone else had these effects lasting this long? Any help or feedback would be greatly appreciated.

chellesimo over 4 years ago

Hi Hugos mum, I am sorry you haven't had a reply to your post yet. I do not have any experience of your type of cancer or treatment, but I wonder if your post might of got a little lost in the group. By me commenting here, your post will be bumped to the top, and hopefully someone with some experience of this will come along and chat with you.

Have you mentioned this to your medical team at all? It might be worth giving them a call and asking if this is usual.

Take care

“Try to be a rainbow, in somebody else's cloud” ~ Maya Angelou

Chelle

Kareno62 over 4 years ago

Hi and I’m really sorry we’ve missed your post. 15 months on from finishing chemo is a long time to still be having issues. As Chelle says it may be worth contacting your Colorectal Support Nurse or doctor to run it past them. Are you on any tablets that may be causing it perhaps? You can also give the nurses on here a ring on 0808 808 00 00 and have a chat with them.

Hope you are able to get to the bottom of it

Take care

Karen x

Macmillan Support Line - 0808 808 00 00, 7 days a week between 8am-8pm

FormerMember over 4 years ago in reply to chellesimo

Thank you, I will mention it to my gp.

FormerMember over 4 years ago in reply to Kareno62

That's a great idea, I will give them a call.